How Heart Monitoring and Ablation Helped One Father Overcome AFib
Key Highlights
- ➤Medtronic LINQ II continuously tracked previously elusive AFib episodes.
- ➤Sphere-9 pulsed field ablation treated tissue causing abnormal AFib signals.
- ➤Todd Repass Jr. remained AFib-free more than a year after ablation.
- ➤LINQ II monitoring continues providing Repass’s care team 24/7 rhythm visibility.
Expert Statements
Todd Repass Jr., Medtronic patient
“You just have no clue what's happening to you. So, you're confused, you're scared.”
Todd Repass Jr., Medtronic patient
“The AFib diagnosis is not necessarily the hardest part. It's the day-to-day uncertainty that comes with not knowing how to track what's happening.”
Todd Repass Jr., Medtronic patient
“He was a reassuring best friend all the way through it.”
Todd Repass Jr., Medtronic patient
“He could talk about a certain technology or point me in the right direction on research for my own reassurance and knowledge.”
Todd Repass Jr., Medtronic patient
“Getting the LINQ II and the ablation were probably the best health decisions I've ever made in my life.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 12, 2026 / A Medtronic heart monitor helped reveal Todd Repass Jr.'s irregular heart rhythms and guide treatment with pulsed field ablation
In 2018, then 52-year-old Todd Repass Jr. stood up after a meal and immediately knew something was wrong. It was terrifying. He felt weak, short of breath, and, at times, dizzy. The eventual diagnosis - atrial fibrillation (AFib) - kicked off a nearly seven-year health journey, during which he leaned on his son, a professional in the medical device industry, for guidance.
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