Afib Ablation Procedure

Any complications?

I came close. Atrial flutter and hospitalized 3 days. Day 4 would have been an ablation. Tons of anti arrhythmic meds and it converted on its own.

You are basically having all the risk of a cardiac cath. Bruising and bleeding at the insertion site/groin. Soreness and flutters as scar tissue forms where intended.

Very simple procedure now. Simple in the amount of procedures done. Research the MD well. Where are you OP?

Thanks for the information.
Uncertain. Think you are in recovery 4 - 8 hours for observation.

Thank you for the information.

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f you can get it scheduled with Dr. Marrouche in New Orleans, he's one of the pioneers of the procedure. He and Monique Young, the NP that works with him, were incredible

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Excellent advice.. New Orleans is fortunate to have a world renowned researcher/clinician like Marrouche.

My husband had it done in December.


His afib was not severe and I don’t think he needed it.

I work in the cardiac icu and have taken care of ppl who’ve had it done and had horrible complications- one even died.

So I was adamantly against my hubs having it done- but he didn’t listen to me and had it done. He still has afib but at least he didn’t die.


There’s a saying that the only routine procedure is the one that is not being done on you. Every procedure can have devastating complications.

So I’d say- if you can manage your afib with meds- I’d try that first.