Posting this because I've been a UMMC CCU patient, so it's in my region -- Dr. Aloke Finn is an interventional cardiologist at University of Maryland Medical Center, not an EP as far as I know. You could certainly contact his office for more info if you're in this area.by KathyM - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daisy, absolutely, that makes sense. I'm glad you were able to have a catheter-based MV procedure. I was one of the early patients to receive an annulus repair instead of a full replacement, it was a new technique at the time and my surgeon had learned it at Cleveland Clinic. Over two decades later TEEs show it well-seated and still working. I'm amazed at the catheter-based work theyby KathyM - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotetvanslooten are less common than typical AFL and are frequently related to or coexist with AF. LA MRAT is a known complication of surgical and catheter-based therapies of AF, and it can occur in up to 50% of patients following extensive catheter ablation strategies . . . Additionally, cardiac surgery involving the LA or atrial septum can produce different LA macroreentrant circuits. However,by KathyM - AFIBBERS FORUM
Maybe the takeaway is to consider the presence/absence of CVD, and the dose: "In RCTs examining cardiovascular outcomes, marine ɷ-3 supplementation was associated with an increased risk of AF. The risk appeared to be greater in trials testing >1 g/d." Source: (Effect of Long-Term Marine ɷ-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Randomized Controlleby KathyM - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi bettylou4488. I'm late to the thread, but wanted to give info anyway: 1) I'm a (probably congenital) mitral valve prolapse patient who had open-heart annuloplasty MV repair in 1995 (Washington Hospital Center) 2) In the mid-Atlantic metro area, Dr. James Gammie is the premier "valve guy," he's currently at Johns Hopkins (I was referred to him for re-assessment whenby KathyM - AFIBBERS FORUM