University Hospital Galway has become the first public hospital in the country to employ the ‘Convergent Procedure’, a ground-breaking approach for treating atrial fibrillation (Afib), putting it at the pinnacle of heart surgery.
Atrial fibrillation affects more than 1-2% of the population with increasing incidence in the over 65s, and if left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stoke, heart failure and other heart-relation complications.
Commenting Professor Alan Soo, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon stated, “Afib is a condition where your heart beats irregularly (arrhythmia), usually much faster than normal and this is caused by disruptions in the electrical signals that regulate your heart, making it harder for the upper and lower chambers of the heart to work together.”
“While…