In Search of a Cure for Atrial Fibrillation
Curing atrial fibrillation is no longer a hope; it is a reality. You live in a time when surgical ingenuity and medical technology have come together to offer AF patients a cure. Curing atrial fibrillation means permanently restoring your heart's normal sinus rhythm (a heart rate between 50 -110 beats per minute). The open heart modified Maze surgery and the closed chest Mini-Maze surgery are capable of:
- isolating the pulmonary veins confines abnormal electrical impulses that can trigger intermittent episodes of afib from affecting the heart's atria
- destroying trigger mechanisms terminates the development of afib by eliminating nerve cell bundles that can trigger and sustain irregular electrical impulses
- excising the left atrial appendage excludes the left atrial appendage: where blood tends to pool and clot increasing the risk of stroke
90% of Dr. Affleck's patients are cured from intermittent atrial fibrillation and 70% from consistent AF, which is 20% higher than other surgical centers performing similar procedures. Dr. Affleck's success rates are higher because he trained at Washington University School of Medicine (where the Maze surgery was developed) and has performed more curative procedures than any other surgeon in the western United States. He is now one of the foremost instructors of these procedures training other cardiothoracic surgeons in the Maze and Mini-Maze surgery.
Dr. Affleck has a cure, you have options. Contact Western Cardiovascular Associates online or call us at 801-743-4750 today. If you live outside the Salt Lake City, Ogden, Utah Valley, don't let geography determine your treatment. WCA has a successful fly-in program and can help you with after care, accommodations and travel arrangements.