Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health performed the first atrial fibrillation ablation in Broward County using the Varipulse pulsed field ablation catheter, according to a March 17 release by South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report.
The procedure was completed at Broward Health Medical Center by Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, chief of cardiology and electrophysiology. Varipulse uses pulsed field energy to ablate targeted heart tissue with minimal or no radiation exposure. The system is fully integrated with the CARTO 3 Mapping System to streamline mapping and ablation.
More than 45,000 procedures have been performed globally using the platform, which has demonstrated a low complication rate and one-year improvements in patient symptoms and quality of life.
