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Foreign movement in one's own body: Patients' experiences of being awake while treated with catheter ablation-a phenomenological study.

Ann-Katrin NordblomAnna KjellsdotterGabriella Norberg BoysenMia Berglund
Published in: International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being (2023)
The effort of undergoing a catheter ablation procedure is worthwhile as the confirmation of a physical curable condition that opens a future with possibilities instead of the obstacle in daily life that tachycardia entails. For the patients, an informative and caring conversation was needed that would have provided the support they lacked before and during the ablation.
Keyphrases
  • catheter ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • left atrial
  • chronic kidney disease
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • patient reported outcomes
  • left ventricular