Butler Memorial Hospital offers new treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital is expanding treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation by offering a new type of cardiac treatment.
Electrophysiologists, or heart rhythm specialists, at the hospital are now performing procedures with Abbott’s Volt Pulsed Field Ablation System, a technology that treats irregular heart rhythms without using extreme temperatures, according to a Wednesday, June 17, news release from the system.
Pulsed field ablation is an alternative to traditional thermal ablation, a process that uses high-energy electrical pulses to target the cardiac tissue responsible for causing AFib while reducing the risk of damage to surrounding tissues.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 12 million people in the United States will be living with AFib by 2050.
People with AFib face a fivefold increased risk of stroke and can experience rapid or irregular heartbeat, fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness and chest discomfort. Some people may not experience symptoms.
For more information about Independence Health System’s cardiology services can be found at www.independence.health.
