Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Atrial Fibrillation
First human case using AtriLaze Surgical Ablation System complete
February 24th, 2005
MedicalCV, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: MDCV) announced the completion of the first U.S. human clinical case using the AtriLaze Surgical Ablation System. The diode laser system allows the cardiovascular surgeon to deliver laser energy to atrial tissue creating exact and complete lines of cardiac tissue ablation. Dr. Carmelo Otero, cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, performed the first U.S. clinical case at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The 53 year old, female patient presented with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), mitral and tricuspid valve and coronary artery disease. The AtriLaze surgical ablation procedure was performed as...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-24)
|
