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What follow up do I need for my atrial fibrillation in general
Once you have been diagnosed and treated for atrial fibrillation, patients commonly ask how often they need to be seen by doctors. In this video Dr Husain Shabeeh discusses how often you should have follow up.
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And so, if the success rates are roughly around 70%, it means a quarter to a third of people will get atrial fibrillation again. And at that stage, a decision can be made to do another ablation or a course of treatments to try and achieve long-lasting normal rhythm to get rid of this atrial fibrillation. We know the success rates are higher if multiple procedures are done and so it may be that you need multiple procedures or a second ablation because the success rates around 70% of one ablation if done early in the course of your atrial fibrillation.
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