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Implementation of pulsed field ablation technology

Overview

Medical facilities are beginning to implement pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology to treat atrial fibrillation. This method utilizes non-thermal pulsed electrical fields to target abnormal heart tissue, which is designed to minimize damage to surrounding structures like the esophagus compared to traditional heat or cold-based thermal ablation.

In the Caribbean, Health City Cayman Islands performed the region’s first FARAPULSE procedure, a minimally invasive treatment intended to allow for rapid patient recovery. Subsequently, in the United States, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute became the first facility to participate in a clinical trial for a next-generation mapping and PFA system. This trial evaluates the safety and effectiveness of the technology using integrated 3D cardiac mapping to visualize electrical activity and catheter contact.

Expanding into Europe, the Clinical Center of Montenegro (KCCG) has successfully performed its first PFA procedures. The Department for Heart Rhythm Disorders and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the KCCG Cardiology Clinic treated two patients suffering from long-term atrial fibrillation that had led to heart failure. The procedure was conducted with support from cardiologist-arrhythmologist Nikola Pavlović from the Dubrava Clinical Hospital in Zagreb.

Entities

Mihailo Vukmirović · Dubrava Clinical Hospital · Nikola Pavlović · Clinical Center of Montenegro · Ravi Kishore

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Timeline

  1. 13 days ago

    [HEALTH] 7 sources
    Clinical Center of Montenegro performs first pulse field ablation

    The Clinical Center of Montenegro performed its first pulse field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation, using high-voltage electrical impulses to target arrhythmia-causing cells.

  2. 19 days ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute joins first U.S. pulsed field ablation trial

    The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute is the first U.S. facility to join a clinical trial for a new pulsed field ablation system designed to treat atrial fibrillation using electric fields.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Health City Cayman Islands performs Caribbean’s first FARAPULSE procedure

    Health City Cayman Islands has completed the Caribbean’s first FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation procedure to treat atrial fibrillation using non-thermal electrical fields.

Sources

24sata.hr · cginfo.me · dalmatinskiportal.hr · metkovicnet.com · news.cube-soft.jp · pingtungtimes.com.tw · primorski.me · the-miyanichi.co.jp · tvpljevlja.me · verige.net

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