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Is catheter ablation a good choice?

Catheter ablation is a treatment option selected by many patients. To a large extent, the chance of success and risk of ablation depends on the arrhythmia being treated. The most common reasons given by patients for choosing ablation are: (1) wanting to get the heart rhythm problem fixed; (2) not wanting to take medications for the rest of their lives; (3) not wanting to go to the ER any more; (4) not wanting to have to worry about their arrhythmia occurring where they cannot easily get to a hospital (for example, traveling overseas and camping in the wilderness).

Together, you and your physician can determine if you are a good candidate for catheter ablation.

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Laura Friend

Using CryoAblation the physician was able to locate and target only the cells that were causing the misfire, curing 15 year-old Laura Friend's arrhythmia without affecting other important cells in the heart. The procedure took only two hours and Laura was able to go home that day.