Arian Foster to under go MINOR heart procedure (1 Viewer)

[KellysHeroes]

wow, may effect his career; certainly a red flag hereArian Foster is expected to undergo a minor heart procedure in "about a month."Foster is "considering a heart ablation" to help alleviate the problem that forced him to leave the Texans' Week 16 game with an irregular heartbeat. Foster says he has been dealing with the problem since he was 12 years old, but it's the first time it ever affected him in a game. He seems to think the issue is related to stress. If Foster does have the procedure, it shouldn't affect his offseason availability.

 

[Donsmith753]

Sell Sell Sell

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Sell Sell Sell

Too late.

 

[SayWhat?]

I'd actually be a little worried if this was a recently discovered heart condition rather than something that he's been dealing with since he was 12 years old. The fact that he's been able to play with this condition his entire life with basically no problems leads me to believe that this minor procedure truly would be considered minor.

 

[Phlash]

I'd actually be a little worried if this was a recently discovered heart condition rather than something that he's been dealing with since he was 12 years old. The fact that he's been able to play with this condition his entire life with basically no problems leads me to believe that this minor procedure truly would be considered minor.

Yeah, for all we know, he'll be less stressed about his heart acting up and play better than ever

 

[Two Deep]

wow, may effect his career; certainly a red flag hereArian Foster is expected to undergo a minor heart procedure in "about a month."Foster is "considering a heart ablation" to help alleviate the problem that forced him to leave the Texans' Week 16 game with an irregular heartbeat. Foster says he has been dealing with the problem since he was 12 years old, but it's the first time it ever affected him in a game. He seems to think the issue is related to stress. If Foster does have the procedure, it shouldn't affect his offseason availability.

Unless something goes terrible wrong, this will only help. Atrial Fib is common and not a concern.

 

[matttyl]

This isn't a concern at all, direct quote from a doctor friend of mine...It’s a cath procedure. needle in the groin/femoral artery, wire to heart, find the part of heart causing the SVT (short circuit non medical talk), fry it, pull out wire, close hole in femoral artery walk out of hospital one hour later.

 

[renesauz]

NOT a red flag at all.

 

[32 Counter Pass]

NOT a red flag at all.

Agreed. Maybe the Foster owner will finally release his tight grip.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Per Schefter, Foster denies this completely. Says he hasn't talked to his doctors about this and doesn't plan to. Huh.

 

[Pigskin Boss]

This is a very simple procedure.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Arian Foster and Cardiac Ablation: Why His Heart May Not Be in it -- Yet

 

[ditka311]

Pretty sure any heart procedure isn't really minor.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Pretty sure any heart procedure isn't really minor.

i'm not a doctor but this is my thought as well

 

[Donny Loved Bowling]

This isn't a concern at all, direct quote from a doctor friend of mine...It’s a cath procedure. needle in the groin/femoral artery, wire to heart, find the part of heart causing the SVT (short circuit non medical talk), fry it, pull out wire, close hole in femoral artery walk out of hospital one hour later.

This is a concise and accurate explanation of the procedure. But you fail to mention the hit-or-miss nature of it. Often the first ablation does not correct the problem and the patient needs a second or third procedure to truly conquer the a-fib. The alternative is a daily cocktail of heart meds including a blood thinner, to guard against the possibility of sudden cardiac death.

 

[Chazzhawk]

There is no such thing as MINOR heart surgery

 

[one time]

Good thing we have a bunch of people commenting that stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night

 

[Jene Bramel]

Very much doubt that Foster has atrial fibrillation. The age of onset, description of symptoms, his argument that ablation hasn't even been discussed (an argument I don't buy, FWIW) among other details don't fit that diagnosis. While there's no guarantee that ablation will be effective on the first attempt, medical literature and cardiologists I've spoken with usually quote a 95% success rate for ablation for SVT, which I think is Foster's most likely condition.While I would agree with the sentiment that there is no such thing as minor surgery, ablation doesn't involve opening the chest cavity or a bypass machine, carries a complication rate of less than 1%, and the recovery time is short. In relative terms, it's a minor cardiac procedure.

 

[renesauz]

There is no such thing as MINOR heart surgery

It's an outpatient procedure done by running a thin wire into the heart from an artery in the leg. It truly qualifies as "minor" surgery. Ttoal time in the hospital is typcially less than 4 hours. I've been in the cath lab to see this done.

 

[Two Deep]

This isn't a concern at all, direct quote from a doctor friend of mine...Its a cath procedure. needle in the groin/femoral artery, wire to heart, find the part of heart causing the SVT (short circuit non medical talk), fry it, pull out wire, close hole in femoral artery walk out of hospital one hour later.

This is a concise and accurate explanation of the procedure. But you fail to mention the hit-or-miss nature of it. Often the first ablation does not correct the problem and the patient needs a second or third procedure to truly conquer the a-fib. The alternative is a daily cocktail of heart meds including a blood thinner, to guard against the possibility of sudden cardiac death.

Nope, blood thinner is to prevent stroke. You go into A-Fib, heart is actually fluttering, blood pools in heart, and a clot can form and travel to brain. You have a greater risk of stroke than heart attack. In fact other than his electrical problem his heart is probably that of which he is ; a world class athlete.