St George’s Hospital in Tooting Is One of the First in the Country to Pioneer a New Treatment for a Potentially Fatal Heart Condition.

St George’s hospital in Tooting is one of the first in the country to pioneer a new treatment for a potentially fatal heart condition.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem in the UK. It can cause fatigue and dizziness and increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. Traditional procedures used to treat the condition can come with complications including nerve damage. Doctors at St George’s Hospital have been using a new technique called Pulsed Field Ablation. This uses thousands of electrical pulses every second to silence areas of the heart causing ab…

NICE issues positive guidance for pulsed field ablation in AF treatment

The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has formally recommended the use of Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) within the NHS.The post NICE issues positive guidance for pulsed field ablation in AF treatment appeared first on Medical Device Network.

UK NICE recommends pulsed field ablation as AF treatment option - Cardiovascular News

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published new guidance recommending the use of pulsed field ablation (PFA) in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), citing the fact the procedure “works well” and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. These evidence-based recommendations—which have also been endorsed by Healthcare Improvement Scotland—advocate PFA to treat AF “with standa…

NICE Recommends Pulsed Field Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation Patients In The NHS - Medical Device News Magazine

Positive guidance for the Boston Scientific FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation System marks expansion of minimally invasive treatment options for growing number of atrial fibrillation patients in the UK.