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Tachycardia and Ablation?

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my best friend is having ablation on her heart because she has tachycardia and they need to burn off the piece that is causing her heart to beat so fast

has anyone had this done before? what is the actual process? and how dangerous is it?

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I had a radiofrequency ablation done on October 11, 2006 at Prairie Heart Institute in Springfield, Illinois by a Dr. Kreigh Moulton. I had a fast heart beat and it was causing me to have all kinds of problems.
The procedure is done in the cardiac cath lab using special equipment to watch your heart as it beats along on an X ray. The doctor who does this type procedure specializes in electrical problems in the heart.
Your friend will have an IV. They will have her lying flat on a table and put her into a twilight sleep. While she is snoozing, they will put a micro burn into the abnormal pathway which causes her heart to beat too fast.
It is very high technology. I was scared when I went to have it done, but now I am cured of a problem which plagued me for more than 15 years. I believe it is a more common procedure than it used to be because I have met 2 other people who know people who have had it done.
The risks are very low. Your friend will be fine. She will have to take it easy for a couple of days because she will have tenderness in her groins where they place the catheters which by the way are venous sticks, not arterial.
If all goes well, she will leave the hospital the same day and can return to work in a day or so.
Its all going to be fine.

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i havent before so sorry.
I never had it done, but know two people who did. It's kind of like having an angiogram done where they insert a catheter in the vein in your leg and thread it up to your heart. Nothing is without risk, but this is pretty routine by now.
here is a link about a guy who had it
http://www.timberwoof.com/surgery/index....
It is done frequently these days, using very sensitive and extensive EKG mapping, they can pinpoint the spot that is abnormal and use radiowaves or laser to ablate (kill) that little abnormal bundle of cells. It leaves a very small white scar.

I have a friend who had that done, and he since has served in Iraq and he is a doctor. I know of several people who have gotten it done, and so far, don't know anyone who has had a bad outcome.
i had the surgery three years ago at Columbia University. they inserted a cathera through my leg near the groin area. the doctor's triggered my irregular heart beat to find out where they needed to burn off. the procedure did not hurt. However, the doctor did say that i could have experienced excrutiating pain. the procedure was worth it because i have stopped suffering from tachycardia.