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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 A-Fib. This gives patients a better chance of curing their Unlike traditional
most important in your life. However, it is also a time not A-Fib, and reduce their risk of stroke. Dr. Nishant Patel surgical treatments, the
to forget the importance of your health and most notably and Dr. Matthew Kolek were the first two physicians to LARIAT procedure is
your heart. As we recognize American Heart Month, perform this type of procedure. completed through small
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center records another “One in four adults over the age of 40 will develop punctures in the skin, so
milestone, becoming the first hospital in the state of A-Fib in their lifetime, but this new hybrid procedure is in addition to less pain,
Florida to now offer the new LARIAT/Convergent Hybrid now giving people an opportunity to no longer suffer with the patient benefits from a
AF™ procedure for patients who have atrial fibrillation, this disease and be able to resume their daily activities,” shorter recovery time and
or A-Fib. said Dr. Patel, cardiothoracic surgeon on staff at Palm less risk of complications.
This technique combines left atrial appendage closure Beach Gardens Medical Center. “This hospital is at the T h e Co n v e r g e n t
with the LARIAT and the Convergent procedure to ablate forefront of new procedures for cardiac care, and our procedure effectively
both the inside and outside part of the heart tissue causing community has access to them right here in our backyard.” treats patients with chronic
atrial fibrillation. It utilizes Matthew Kolek, M.D.,
radiofrequency to block electrophysiologist
irregular electrical signals
by producing lesions, or
scar tissue, on the heart.
“As the first hospital
in Florida to combine
these two procedures,
Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center is invested
in making sure patients
in our community have
access to the very best,
and most sophisticated
cardiac treatment in the
state,” said Dr. Kolek, Nishant Patel, M.D.,
electrophysiologist on staff cardiothoracic surgeon
at Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center. “As one of just a handful of centers
performing this new procedure, this treatment will give
people, who in the past have had unsuccessful A-Fib
therapies, a new lease on life, and reduce their chance
of suffering a stroke.”
As the first hospital in Palm Beach County and
the Treasure Coast to perform open-heart surgery, we
continue to be at the forefront when it comes to being
the first hospital performing cardiac procedures and the
most experienced:
• More than 100,000 cardiac catheterizations
• Over 19,000 open heart surgeries
• Over 700 TAVRs
• Over 275 Mitraclips
• Over 50 Convergent procedures
• Nearly 300 Watchman procedures
Heart attacks aren’t the only cardiac threat to your
health. Congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, heart valve
disease – any number of cardiac conditions can leave
you short of breath, low on energy, and simply not
functioning at your best. The good news is that with
the right treatments, your quality of life can be vastly
improved many times without extensive operations or
extended hospital stays.
When it comes to your heart, you need someone you can
trust. The Heart and Vascular Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
has delivered advanced cardiac care to our community for
nearly four decades. For more information about our services,
go to www.pbgmc.com or call (561) 622-1411.
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