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Andrew Gonzales has always been active, but then his mom noticed he was becoming more tired and having shortness of breath.
\n\u201cInitially I thought I was just getting old and I was out of shape,\u201d Gonzales said, \u201cbut it felt different.\u201d
\nTaking his mom’s advice, Gonzales went to his primary care physician.
\n\u201c[The\u00a0doctor]\u00a0said you need to go to the hospital right now.\u201d
\nDoctors say atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common arrhythmia in men. It affects about five million Americans. Older adults and those with high blood pressure are most at risk and drinking alcohol increases your risk.
\nLeft untreated, the chance for stroke multiplies five\u00a0times.University Health System’s Dr. Chad Stasik and Dr. Sandeep Sagar performed a non-invasion procedure on Andrew;\u00a0one that didn’t require open heart surgery.
\nFirst Dr. Stasik worked on the outside of the heart.
\n\u201cSo we get around those veins with a radio frequency device and actually burn the heart tissue to block those irregular heart signals to stop the atrial fibrillation,\u201d Dr. Stasik said.
\nThen Dr. Sagar worked on the inside.
\n\u201cWherever there were any gaps in conduction in the\u00a0 electrical conduction between the pulmonary veins and the heart, we fill in those gaps from the inside,\u201d Dr. Sagar said.
\nFour months later, Andrew’s breathing better and he’s getting his stamina back.
\n\u201cYou know how like most men we figure we can fight through it, it’s just a stage,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cI probably would have exercised more and probably would have made things worse.\u201d
\nYou can learn more about the new AFib treatment (and other heart and vascular diseases) at University Hospital<\/a>.
\nFor more men’s health information, call 210-358-3045.
\nRead the full article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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