Cardiac ablation is a procedure that is used to destroy small areas in your heart using radiofrequency, as these are causing heart rhythm problems. The most common of these complaints is atrial fibrillation.

 

Ablation advantages at the Princess Grace Hospital

 

A dedicated platform and control system that allows superior delivery of the ablation energy using radiofrequency. A significant reduction in patient exposure time to x-rays.  Faster recovery times with shorter hospital stays and subsequently less time off work. Using a combination of the various technologies there is much more versatility and flexibility consequently the more difficult cases become possible. Unsurpassed patient safety using soft catheters with robotic precision.  Information sharing technology that allows you to focus on the patient, collaborate globally and broadcast case information over the Internet for traching purposes.  A professional team and three dedicated electrophysiologists led by a pioneer in the domain of treatment of atrial fibrillation, Pr Nadir Saoudi.  Overall the combination of these state of the art technologies and a well trained team permit superior patient management care from all points of view.

 

Medtronic CryoCath

 

Most of the ablations are performed worldwide with radiofrequency (thus heating the heart), current cryotherapy aims at creating a lesion by freezing it. This is a minimally invasive catheter-based technique that achieves very high safety levels through accurate site confirmation, pinpoint site precision, minimal tissue disruption and minimises the risk of a thrombus.

 

Force Sensing

 

Since its inception, the concept of measuring the force that the tip of the catheter applies to the wall of the heart during ablation procedures has been used in the laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Princess Grace Hospital. Pr. Saoudi is a scientific advisor to the Endosense company that designed the first catheter of this kind.