hi all,
joey is scheduled to go in for an ablation at nyc's mt.sinai hospital with dr. mehta.
they are supposed to have all the new state of the art equipment and methods. they have also recruited numerous big names who now operate out of mt. sinai, dr. paul stelzer being one of them (formerly at beth israel hospital). dr. gomes was a big name in electrophysiology at mt. sinai before they revamped.
in any case, dr. mehta told us that they take an mri of joey's heart and super-impose it onto the photo of joey's heart as they are doing the ablation_ kind of like mapping it out.
he explained briefly what they do and told us that the whole procedure would be done under general anesthesia (joey may not move at all)and that it would take 4-6 hours.
i don't know enough about this procedure but i was always under the impression that this procedure normally takes 1-3 hours and it is done under "twilight"/semi-conscious sedation (as in when they do a cath). they also told us they plan on placing two caths, one on each side, one for the ablation and one to monitor the temperature as not to injure the esophagus which is right near where the ablation is being done.
also, they mentioned joey will have to be on coumadin for several weeks after the procedure and now i hear from others that this may be an understatement.
we are seeing dr. levine at st. francis hospital this coming tuesday for a second opinion, but joey is set on dr. mehta.
any info or knowledge about this procedure and what i described above is appreciated.
none of the antiarrhytmic drugs (other than amio) have done the trick so this is joey's
last hope to eliminate afib (he'd prefer not to take coumadin full time).
i thank you for all your help and support. i'm, once again, feeling so lost on this subject matter...scared and anxious. feels like his surgery all over again, sitting and waiting for hours...
be well, sylvia
joey is scheduled to go in for an ablation at nyc's mt.sinai hospital with dr. mehta.
they are supposed to have all the new state of the art equipment and methods. they have also recruited numerous big names who now operate out of mt. sinai, dr. paul stelzer being one of them (formerly at beth israel hospital). dr. gomes was a big name in electrophysiology at mt. sinai before they revamped.
in any case, dr. mehta told us that they take an mri of joey's heart and super-impose it onto the photo of joey's heart as they are doing the ablation_ kind of like mapping it out.
he explained briefly what they do and told us that the whole procedure would be done under general anesthesia (joey may not move at all)and that it would take 4-6 hours.
i don't know enough about this procedure but i was always under the impression that this procedure normally takes 1-3 hours and it is done under "twilight"/semi-conscious sedation (as in when they do a cath). they also told us they plan on placing two caths, one on each side, one for the ablation and one to monitor the temperature as not to injure the esophagus which is right near where the ablation is being done.
also, they mentioned joey will have to be on coumadin for several weeks after the procedure and now i hear from others that this may be an understatement.
we are seeing dr. levine at st. francis hospital this coming tuesday for a second opinion, but joey is set on dr. mehta.
any info or knowledge about this procedure and what i described above is appreciated.
none of the antiarrhytmic drugs (other than amio) have done the trick so this is joey's
last hope to eliminate afib (he'd prefer not to take coumadin full time).
i thank you for all your help and support. i'm, once again, feeling so lost on this subject matter...scared and anxious. feels like his surgery all over again, sitting and waiting for hours...
be well, sylvia