Has anyone ever had heart abaltion? I need to get it done but I dont know if I will go through with it.?

Question

I have wolf parkinsons white. Since I am young now they say its better. But if youve had it can you tell me about what happened and if its a good idea to get? thank you so much!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

While the vast majority of individuals with WPW syndrome remain asymptomatic throughout their entire lives, there is a risk of sudden death associated with the syndrome. Sudden death due to WPW syndrome is rare (incidence of ≤0.6%) and is due to the effect of the accessory pathway on tachyarrhythmias in these individuals.

Acutely, people with WPW who are experiencing a tachydysrhythmia may require electrical cardioversion if their condition is critical, or, if more stable, medical treatment may be used. Patients with atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular response are often treated with procainamide to stabilize their heart rate. Patients with a rapid heart beat with narrow QRS complexes (circus movement tachycardias) may also be cardioverted, alternatively, adenosine may be administered if equipment for cardioversion is immediately available as a backup.

The definitive treatment of WPW syndrome is destruction of the abnormal electrical pathway by radiofrequency catheter ablation. This procedure is performed almost exclusively by cardiac electrophysiologists. Radiofrequency catheter ablation is not performed in all individuals with WPW syndrome because there are inherent risks involved in the procedure.

When performed by an experienced electrophysiologist, radiofrequency ablation has a high success rate.[8] If radiofrequency catheter ablation is successfully performed, the patient is generally considered cured. Recurrence rates are typically less than 5 % after a successful ablation.[8] The one caveat is that individuals with underlying Ebstein's anomaly may develop additional accessory pathways during progression of their disease.

Answer 3

I never had it done because I don't have WPW, but I am a nurse. It's very important for you to have it. The risks are minimal. It's much riskier not to have it done.