I had Aortic Valve replacement surgery 4 years ago due to a Bicuspid Aortic valve that I was born with. The valve replacement surgery went great, however I ...Read more
I had Aortic Valve replacement surgery 4 years ago due to a Bicuspid Aortic valve that I was born with. The valve replacement surgery went great, however I am now dealing with AFIB. Since my valve surgery 4 years ago, I have gone into AFIB 4 times and each time a Cardioversion was performed to fix the AFIB. The Cardioversions have each worked for about 12 months and then the AFIB returned. My question is: Since I did have my Aortic Valve replaced with a mechanical valve, am I a candidate for ablation to treat the AFIB?
Rose Madura Jeff, that's a very interesting question for which I have no answer. I'm sure your cardiologist would ... Read more
Rose Madura Jeff, that's a very interesting question for which I have no answer. I'm sure your cardiologist would be able to answer that - or your electrophysiologist. Let us know what you find out.