Atrial Fibrillation Treatment With Microwave Ablation - Robot Assist

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a arrhythmia characterized by completely disorganised depolarisation of atria and rapid, irregular rhythm of the ventricles. It is linked to many cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, mitral stenosis or regurgitation or pericarditis. Furthermore it can be a reason of many complications, including heart failure, dementia and stroke. One of the treatment methods for AF is a microwave ablation (MWA), as presented on the video above. MWA uses an electromagnetic waves in the spectrum of microwaves (300 MHz to 300 GHz). This is the cause for the tissue-heating effects which kill cells responsible for ectopic excitations. The following video details a particular case of 55 year old male with paroxysmal AF and a pacemaker implanted because of bradycardia). Video prepared by Department of Surgery - University of Southern California.

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