I highly recommend UF Health Cardiology, associated with Shands in Gainesville. My first ablation was done locally in May, and my afib returned within less than a week, and was worse. I was in afib much of the time, and completely exhausted and weak; and for a month my thighs were horribly bruised, very swollen and painful, as well. I sought a referral to Shands, and had a second ablation at the Heart & Vascular Hospital there in November. The team was wonderful; and only small, minor bruising about the size of a quarter at the incision sites, compared to the previous experience. After several weeks I experienced normal sinus rhythm much of the time, and after 6 weeks I was able to walk 2 miles, with no more afib. I know each person is different; however, for me, I will always seek a major hospital for any procedure, and in this case, an academic hospital where the physicians are also professors teaching the subject, many involved in research, and where I believe the best, most recent techniques are practiced.
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