St. Joseph's Hospital brings new treatment for AFib to Central Florida
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new cryoablation procedure designed to improve treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib) is being offered by St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute in Tampa.
- Kevin Makati, MD, and the St. Joseph's Hospital cardiovascular team perform a new cardiac ablation technique in Tampa.
- The hospital, part of BayCare Health System, participated in the research trials of the equipment used.
- Now, St. Joseph's is the first hospital in Central Florida and the third in the state to perform the ablation procedure after FDA-approval in September of a specialized cardiac cryoablation catheter for the treatment of AFib.
- "This is yet another example of how the St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute leads from the front," said Phil Minden, St. Joseph's Hospital president.