Thanks Carey, Susan and Pompon.by scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm interested to know whether anyone has any thoughts about this? Is it an improvement over current ablation techniques or not?by scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
“We were ecstatic to see these results,” Whitlock said. “This trial opens a new option for treatment of these patients by layering a mechanical approach—occlusion—on top of a medical approach. Instead of a tension between anticoagulation and occlusion, we need to start thinking about using these as additive approaches when patients are at high risk for stroke. This is a procedure that’s done onceby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent post, Carey!by scribbler - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quote: Dr. Kazu Kikuchi, who led this world first research, said he was astonished by the findings. "Our research has identified a secret switch that allows heart muscle cells to divide and multiply after the heart is injured. It kicks in when needed and turns off when the heart is fully healed. In humans where damaged and scarred heart muscle cannot replace itself, this could be a game-by scribbler - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Carey, Thanks for your answer, it helps to clarify my own thinking. I take your point with regard to the risks associated with chest surgery. Another couple of points to consider in favour of the AtriClip is that fitting it doesn't require the puncturing of the septum, which may be permanent and the shape of the LAA doesn't seem to matter. With regard to the LAA, apart from theby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Why the aspirin? Because there's a remote chance that your body won't fully endothelialize the device and some of the bare metal will remain exposed to blood flow, which could cause clots to form on the device. This isn't something that's actually seen in Europe, but the fear is it could happen in some individuals so aspirin is prescribed out of an abundance of cautby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
" It is also quicker, taking an hour or less. Other ablations can take hours. This means that patients do not need as much anaesthetic and can recover more quickly. " ... "Research carried out at centres worldwide suggests this treatment is effective and safe. A study of 71 AF patients treated with the laser, published in the Spanish Journal of Cardiology in 2016, showed 99 pby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
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Carey, Well, Professor Metin Avkiran did say "prevent or reverse atrial scarring".by scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Further experiments showed that mice which were unable to produce calcitonin in their hearts developed 2.5 times more atrial scar tissue, compared to mice with normal levels of calcitonin. They also developed AF at a younger age and had approximately 16 times longer episodes of AF. Strikingly, atrial scarring and AF were completely prevented in mice whose hearts produced greater amounts ofby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM
This isn’t current news but I thought I would bring it to the attention of readers as I don’t think it’s been mentioned here before. “we have developed a technology that selectively targets the origin of the problem from outside rather than inside the heart” - chief executive Ken Coffey “Our approach treats the origin of the problem, it is a permanent solution as the cells we are targby scribbler - AFIBBERS FORUM