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Will I need more than one ablation
Catheter ablation is a common treatment for atrial fibrillation. In a significant minority of patients, more than one procedure is required to achieve optimal success. In this video Dr Husain Shabeeh discusses the treatment and how often you will need further procedures.
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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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