13.07.2012                      23.Tammus. 5772

Medizin:

Israeli cardiologists improve rapid heartbeat treatment

The procedure, which uses tiny balloon filled with helium, is believed to be faster and more effective than using heat.

For the first time in Israel, Shaare Zedek Medical Center cardiologists have used a tiny balloon filled with helium to destroy cardiac tissue that caused three patients’ heartbeats to go haywire and endanger their lives. Until now, cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been performed here only via hot radio frequency….