Follow-up appointments
You are likely to have a follow-up clinic appointment about 3 months after your ablation. Before this appointment, we may give you a heart rhythm monitor and ask you to wear it for 24 hours or longer.
Your follow-up appointment may be held:
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- by video
- by phone
- in person with a health professional
There can sometimes be a delay in arranging your appointment. Please tell your health professional if you have access to an approved personal ECG device, such as the AliveCor KardiaMobile™.
You do not have to contact us to arrange your follow-up appointment. We have a patient app called MyChart, which you can use on your mobile, tablet or computer.
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If you have signed up to use MyChart, you will get a notification of your appointment within the MyChart portal. This includes the date, time and place of the appointment.
If you have not signed up to use MyChart, you will get either:
- a text message notification of your follow-up appointment, or
- an appointment letter
This depends on the communication preferences that we have recorded for you.
At your follow-up appointment, we:
- review your symptoms
- explain whether your medicines can be reduced or stopped
Keeping to a healthy lifestyle
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Various aspects of a person’s lifestyle can increase the risk of atrial fibrillation. They include:
- being overweight (obesity)
- having a low fitness level
- following an unhealthy diet
- smoking
- drinking alcohol
If you try to have a healthy lifestyle before and after your ablation, this will reduce the risk of repeated atrial fibrillation episodes. A healthy lifestyle means:
- keeping to a healthy weight for your height (this is called your body mass index)
- doing regular exercise
- following a healthy, balanced diet
- stopping smoking
- avoiding alcohol or only drinking a limited (moderate) amount
There are many NHS resources available to help you keep to a healthy lifestyle. Please speak to your health professional if you would like more information or support.
MyChart
Our preferred method for contacting you is through the MyChart electronic patient portal. Within this portal, we can send you requests to:
- complete questionnaires about your symptoms
- get a heart rhythm reading by having an ECG or using one of the accepted mobile devices that can produce an ECG
Support and more information
You can find more information about atrial fibrillation and ablation on the following websites:
- NHS Choices: www.nhs.uk/conditions/atrial-fibrillation
- Afib Matters: www.afibmatters.org
- British Heart Foundation: www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/treatments/ablation
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