OR-Live Presents: A Live Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Procedure To Treat Atrial Fibrillation

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Article Date: 12 Dec 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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On Thursday, December 18, watch a radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The minimally invasive procedure will be performed by Mauricio Arruda, MD, Director of Electrophysiology Services and Atrial Fibrillation Center, part of the Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Additional commentary will be heard from Dr. Albert Waldo, The Walter H. Pritchard Professor of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine, and Associate Chief of Cardiology for Academic Affairs at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF, is the most common heart rhythm disturbance, yet remains one of the most difficult to treat effectively.

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About University Hospitals

With locations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our Health System is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked best in the Midwest and first in the nation for the care of critically ill newborns; MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Ireland Cancer Center, which holds the nation's highest designation by the National Cancer Institute of Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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