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Does A Cardio Ablation Procedure Cause A Heart Blockage?
my 19 yr old daughter just had cardio ablation for rapid heart beat and had a heart block during the procedure. is that a normal risk? now her heart rate wont come above 40 and the want to put a temporary pace maker in. is that safe and are there any other options
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Medicine can be tried for bradycardia but it can not be given for long time if no response is there, in such case pacemaker become necessary, for the cardiac ablation therapy many side effects are there block could be one of them.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Akhtar Husain, G
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Medicine can be tried for bradycardia but it can not be given for long time if no response is there, in such case pacemaker become necessary, for the cardiac ablation therapy many side effects are there block could be one of them.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Akhtar Husain, G
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