There are many new treatment options available for individuals with complex cardiovascular conditions.

Common procedures performed include:

• Atrial fibrillation ablation (cryoablation and radiofrequency)
• Complex arrhythmia mapping/ablation (e.g. SVT, PVC’s, VT, atrial flutter)
• Electrophysiology studies
• Intracardiac echo
• Atrial transseptal catheterization
• Transesophageal echocardiography
• Cardioversion
• Biventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation (including S-ICD) – (subcutaneous)
• Permanent pacemaker implantation
• Loop recorder implantation
• Tilt table testing
• Cardiac device programming/management
• WATCHMAN

Signs & Symptoms of AFIB

Atrial Fibrillation, known as AFIB or AF, is an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia that can result in a stroke as well as other heart-related problems. AFIB causes the upper chamber of the heart to beat irregularly rather than beating effectively to move blood into the ventricles.

AFIB can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. At least 2.7 million Americans are living with AFIB. The number is expected to increase with the aging population in the United States.

About 2 percent of people younger than 65 years old will be diagnosed with AFIB. Meanwhile, 9 percent of those who are 65 or older will develop AFIB. Since the chance of developing AFIB increases with age, more women are expected to be diagnosed with it because they generally live longer than men.

There is help for patients with AFIB not caused by a heart valve problem, the WATCHMAN procedure.

WATCHMAN is a permanent implant, about the size of a quarter that closes off a part of the heart where blood clots commonly form. It does not require open heart surgery, and in most cases the patient will go home the next day.

Research shows that many people are able to stop taking warfarin as soon as 45 days after the procedure. In one study, 99 out of 100 people were able to stop taking warfarin by the end of the first year.

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