Cost of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in India

Atrial fibrillation is a most common type of heart arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) which can disturbs the normal blood circulation causing you a huge risk. It commonly starts from upper chamber of the heart. Atrial fibrillation surgery is to treat the above mentioned problem.

May include: 

• Heart palpitations 
• Chest pain 
• Fatigue
• Shortness of breath
• Weakness
• Lightheadedness 
• Dizziness 
• Fainting 
• Confusion 
• Intolerance to exercise

Which can cause damage to the heart. 

• Binge drinking 
• Thyroid disease 
• High blood pressure 
• Congestive heart failure 
• Coronary artery disease 
• Heart valve disease 
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 
• Congenital heart defects

May include:

• Chest X-ray
• Holter monitor
• Echocardiogram
• Physical examination
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)

Types of atrial fibrillation procedure:

Catheter ablation: It is a least invasive procedure. During which the surgeon inserts a thin, flexible tube into a blood vessel in your leg or neck to reach to the heart and sends out electrical signals that destroys the cells causing the arrhythmia. It has two types: (a) Radiofrequency ablation. Through which the doctor sends radiofrequency energy to create circular scars around each vein. (b) Cryoablation. A single catheter sends a balloon tipped with a substance that freezes the tissues to cause a scar.

Maze procedure: This is done while the patient is undergoing open-heart surgery for another problem. In this the doctor creates a pattern of scar tissue in the upper chambers of the heart, using an ablation device.

AV node ablation: Where a catheters is used to create scarring in an area of your heart called the AV node. Which will prevent the atria from sending faulty electrical signals to the ventricles.

Which may increase your risk:

• Older agebeing white
• Being male
• Heart disease
• Structural heart defects
• Congenital heart defects
• Pericarditis
• History of heart attacks
• History of heart surgery
• Thyroid conditions
• Metabolic syndrome 
• Diabetes
• Drinking alcohol
• Sleep apnea
• High-dose steroid therapy