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Suggest Treatment For Thyrotoxic Heart With Atrial Fibrillation

good morning doctor. im roel cabang, 40 yrs old and was diagnosed to have a thyrotoxic heart and has atrial fibrillation. im a seaman by profession and whenever i undergo medical exam, im labelled unfit to work. what will i do totally eliminate this disease. im post RAI for my hyperthyroidism last 2006. please help me. whats the estimate price for any procedure you can recommend to me.
Tue, 27 Dec 2016
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Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Atrial Fibrillation is a condition in which heart rate is irregular. This is a serious condition in which their is also a risk of clot formation in heart which can travel to any part of body which can cause stroke or loss of vision.
One very important cause of it is Thyrotoxicosis which looks so in your case.
Treatment for it is heart rate controlling drug & drug to keep blood thin.
Permanent treatment for AF is Radiofrequency ablation(RFA) which has 95% success rate.
So you can undergo this procedure safely.
Cost of the treatment varies from country to country & hospital to hospital. In India we do it in around 2.5- 3lakh rupees(around 4500US$).
Hope you find this helpful.
Regards
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Thyrotoxic Heart With Atrial Fibrillation

Hi, This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist. Atrial Fibrillation is a condition in which heart rate is irregular. This is a serious condition in which their is also a risk of clot formation in heart which can travel to any part of body which can cause stroke or loss of vision. One very important cause of it is Thyrotoxicosis which looks so in your case. Treatment for it is heart rate controlling drug & drug to keep blood thin. Permanent treatment for AF is Radiofrequency ablation(RFA) which has 95% success rate. So you can undergo this procedure safely. Cost of the treatment varies from country to country & hospital to hospital. In India we do it in around 2.5- 3lakh rupees(around 4500US$). Hope you find this helpful. Regards Dr Sameer Maheshwari