Daisy Tanner
Oh dear! Praying for the success of your second surgery. 🙏
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Nancy Takahashi posted an update
1 year ago (May 3, 2025)
Had a mitral repair seven years ago and it's back to leaking. It looks like I may be looking at a second OHS. This is as terrifying as the first.
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Rose Madura
Oh no. What has your cardiologist said?
Susan Lynn
Oh, Nancy. I'm sorry to hear that. Did you have symptoms or was the leak detected via some other method? Did your cardiologist provide a reason for the failed repair? I was told it was a 'once-and- done' when I had my surgery. Please keep us posted.
J Alexander Lassally
Did you have an early Cedars Sinai robotic approach? Just cuious?
Deena Z
This is hard news, Nancy. Feel for you. You know you will get through this and be okay. Did your current surgeon give any probable cause, so you can make sure all will be taken care of?
Nancy Takahashi posted an update
6 years ago (November 3, 2019)
Has anyone had an ablation after OHS and the maze procedure? I had OHS last year and back in afit, now they are talking about ablation. I thought the maze was supposed to take care of this and was better since the they were already in there.
On the Mayo Clinic website, it is stated that the success rate for the Maze procedure is 70-95 % effective in stopping a fib. It also states that 35% of patients having the Maze procedure will still need medication to control a fib. i would guess that most places share... Read more.
Thanks Maria.
Nancy, I had a maze along with a mitral repair 2 1/2 years ago that has so far been successful - no afib since. My surgeon told me there was about an 85o/o success rate. I was put on amiodorone a few weeks before surgery & kept on it for... Read more.
Thank you Barbara! I was just hoping after surgery I be done with it.
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