Electrophysiologist Dr. Wes on the NY Times’ articles on afib and its treatments:
To think that doctors are not keenly aware of the risks involved with this procedure is ludicrous – we spend far too many (unreimbursed) hours in the lab to think otherwise. Believe me, none of us are proud of the 25-30% recurrence rate seen with this procedure, none of us enjoys the long procedure lengths nor the procedural risks involved, but collectively many believe that we should be able to eventually improve on the technique and therefore, the time and expense of the procedure.
