Amiodarone means no Maze allowed?

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on Wed, 2 Jan 2002 at 02:36:20, brucehwhitson@... wrote :

>I've often thought about getting the maze procedure but I'm not keen on open

>heart surgery. I've looked into perhaps having a minimally invasive maze done.

>Dr. 's nurse says I'm no longer a candidate since I had taken Amioderine,

>even though I was on it only for a few months. Dr. must have learned a

>thing or two about his minimally invasive maze procedure patients who had

>taken the drug before the procedure.

Bruce, Jack or anyone - I want to discuss Maze possibilities with my

Cardio in 2 weeks time, and as amiodarone is another possibility, this

item sounds of interest. Can anyone confirm that taking amiodarone

prevents you having a maze ??

Best of health to all,

Vicky

" You can convert some of the people some of the time,

but you can't convert all of the people all of the time "

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