In part 2 of our video interview with Dr. Riccardo Cappato at Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010, he discusses atrial fibrillation and its impact and treatment for athletes. Dr. Cappato is a cardiologist and Chief of the Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Department at the Center of Clinical Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology at
Is Catheter Ablation a Better Treatment Than Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation in Serious and Professional Athletes?
At the recent Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, catheter ablation was presented as possibly a better atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment option for serious and professional athletes than antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs). According to Dr. Riccardo Cappato (Institute Policlinics San Donato, Milan, Italy), antiarrhythmic drug therapy has not been popular with this patient population.”Even when effective, AADs significantly [...]
