The author failed to disclose the doctors and universities financial ties to MRI manufacturer Siemans. I believe that "predictive" value based on fibrosis has a error rate around 15 percent. Seems fairly high to be considered accurate or useful. Also "The stage indicates appropriate catheter ablation treatment and whether or not anticoagulation is needed after the procedure". When my procedure was done by him he told me "everyone gets a PVAI(pulmonary vein antrum isolation). As far as anti coagulation that to is one month before and three months after standard treatment. So I don't know what this personalized treatment is that he talks about. It is standard RF ablation with a pre ablation MRI image used for guidance. That's it. FYI Intermountain healthcare is using RF ablation even in people with severe heart failure with good outcomes.
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The author failed to disclose the doctors and universities financial ties to MRI manufacturer Siemans. I believe that "predictive" value based on fibrosis has a error rate around 15 percent. Seems fairly high to be considered accurate or useful. Also "The stage indicates appropriate catheter ablation treatment and whether or not anticoagulation is needed after the procedure". When my procedure was done by him he told me "everyone gets a PVAI(pulmonary vein antrum isolation). As far as anti coagulation that to is one month before and three months after standard treatment. So I don't know what this personalized treatment is that he talks about. It is standard RF ablation with a pre ablation MRI image used for guidance. That's it. FYI Intermountain healthcare is using RF ablation even in people with severe heart failure with good outcomes.
July 10, 2011 - 12:21amThis Comment
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