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Page 4, Jupiter West
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

Becomes First Hospital In Florida

To Perform New Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation

February is the month of love and remembering who is so in addition to less pain, the patient benefits from a shorter cardiac procedures and the most experienced:
most important in your life. However, it is also a time not to recovery time and less risk of complications. • More than 100,000 cardiac catheterizations
forget the importance of your health and most notably your The Convergent procedure effectively treats patients with • Over 19,000 open heart surgeries
heart. As we recognize American Heart Month, Palm Beach chronic atrial fibrillation. It utilizes radiofrequency to block • Over 700 TAVRs
Gardens Medical Center records another milestone, becoming irregular electrical signals by producing lesions, or scar tissue, • Over 275 Mitraclips
the first hospital in the state of Florida to now offer the new on the heart. • Over 50 Convergent procedures
LARIAT/Convergent Hybrid AF™ procedure for patients “As the first hospital in Florida to combine these two • Nearly 300 Watchman procedures
who have atrial fibrillation, procedures, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is invested Heart attacks aren’t the only cardiac threat to your health.
or A-Fib. in making sure patients in our community have access to the Congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, heart valve disease – any
This technique combines very best, and most sophisticated cardiac treatment in the number of cardiac conditions can leave you short of breath,
left atrial appendage closure state,” said Dr. Kolek, electrophysiologist on staff at Palm low on energy, and simply not functioning at your best. The
with the LARIAT and the Beach Gardens Medical Center. “As one of just a handful of good news is that with the right treatments, your quality of
Convergent procedure to centers performing this new procedure, this treatment will life can be vastly improved many times without extensive
ablate both the inside and give people, who in the past have had unsuccessful A-Fib operations or extended hospital stays.
outside part of the heart therapies, a new lease on life, and reduce their chance of When it comes to your heart, you need someone you can
tissue causing A-Fib. This suffering a stroke.” trust. The Heart and Vascular Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
gives patients a better chance As the first hospital in Palm Beach County and the Treasure has delivered advanced cardiac care to our community for
of curing their A-Fib, and Coast to perform open-heart surgery, we continue to be at the nearly four decades. For more information about our services,
reduce their risk of stroke. forefront when it comes to being the first hospital performing go to www.pbgmc.com or call (561) 622-1411.
Dr. Nishant Patel and Dr.
Matthew Kolek were the first Matthew Kolek, M.D.,
two physicians to perform electrophysiologist West Palm Beach Artist from page 1 individuals and families while helping supply need-based
this type of procedure. treatment scholarships to individuals with demonstrated
“One in four adults over Competition Gallery and the Amazon ArtiKids Zone. needs in Palm Beach County.
the age of 40 will develop Tickets are only $11 per day with advance purchase and About Palm Beach North Chamber Of Commerce
A-Fib in their lifetime, but children 12 and under are free. More information can be The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is one
this new hybrid procedure found at artigras.org. of the largest and most active business organizations
is now giving people an About Hanley Foundation in Southeast Florida. Serving businesses in the 10
opportunity to no longer Hanley Foundation combats substance use disorders municipalities that make up Palm Beach North, the
suffer with this disease and within our communities by raising awareness and chamber fosters a partnership of private, public,
be able to resume their daily providing education through quality substance use educational and civic organizations working together
activities,” said Dr. Patel, prevention programming in schools and communities in to ensure Palm Beach North is Florida’s “Prosperity
cardiothoracic surgeon on Palm Beach and 21 other counties within Florida. Hanley Coast.” The chamber’s four strategic imperatives are: a
staff at Palm Beach Gardens Foundation is dedicated to working alongside community prosperous economy, high quality of life for all residents,
Medical Center. “This partners to promote healthy lifestyles and to positively a smart and connected region, and regional leadership.
hospital is at the forefront of Nishant Patel, M.D., influence attitudes, norms, and values by empowering For more information visit www.pbnchamber.com.
new procedures for cardiac cardiothoracic surgeon
care, and our community has
access to them right here in our backyard.”
Unlike traditional surgical treatments, the LARIAT
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