Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

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Charles Pyron had been grappling with Atrial fibrillation for years. He ended up in the emergency room several times because of his condition, he refers to as "fluttery heart". Patients with Atrial Fibrillation lose energy and feel very tired. Frustrated with the absence of a permanent solution, Charles searched online and found the perfect cardiologist, Doctor Vance Plumb in UAB. The goal of the procedure is pin pointing the spot which creates abnormal electrical signals and destroy the tissue that causes it.  
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Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Introduction to Atrial Fibrillation

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Three Cardiac Electrophysiologists  explain atrial fibrillation and explain the methods
of treating this issue. Beginning with explaining common rhythm issues and giving the statistics that atrial fibrillation affects 2.4 million Americans. Then the movement of the blood into and out of the heart is shown with the help of animation. Organized electrical impulse drives the rhythmic contraction is similar to a spark plug to a vehicle.

There is only one medicine when there are risk factors: Warfarin, also called as Coumadin . There is also a surgical procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. It is called Catheter Ablation.




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Introduction to Atrial Fibrillation