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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 the LARIAT and the Convergent procedure to ablate both the
most important in your life. However, it is also a time not to inside and outside part of the heart tissue causing A-Fib. This
forget the importance of your health and most notably your gives patients a better chance of curing their A-Fib, and reduce
heart. As we recognize American Heart Month, Palm Beach their risk of stroke. Dr. Nishant Patel and Dr. Matthew Kolek
Gardens Medical Center records another milestone, becoming were the first two physicians to perform this type of procedure.
the first hospital in the state of Florida to now offer the new “One in four adults over the age of 40 will develop A-Fib
LARIAT/Convergent Hybrid AF™ procedure for patients who in their lifetime, but this new hybrid procedure is now giving
have atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib. people an opportunity to no longer suffer with this disease
This technique combines left atrial appendage closure with and be able to resume their daily activities,” said Dr. Patel,
CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A. Matthew Kolek, M.D., Nishant Patel, M.D.,
electrophysiologist
cardiothoracic surgeon
ATTORNEYS AT LAW cardiothoracic surgeon on staff at Palm Beach Gardens Medical
Center. “This hospital is at the forefront of new procedures for
cardiac care, and our community has access to them right here
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Taxation • Real Estate • Corporations Unlike traditional surgical treatments, the LARIAT
procedure is completed through small punctures in the skin,
so in addition to less pain, the patient benefits from a shorter
recovery time and less risk of complications.
The Convergent procedure effectively treats patients with
chronic atrial fibrillation. It utilizes radiofrequency to block
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, electrophysiologist on staff 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
Diane L. KarLiK 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
Tel: (561) 625-5220 • Over 700 TAVRs
3450 Northlake Boulevard Suite 210 Fax: (561) 625-5201• Mobile: (561) 797-5004 • Over 275 Mitraclips
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403 EMail: dlkarlik@aol.com • 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
Dr. Rose Farrah and her team proudly number of cardiac conditions can leave you short of breath, low
announce opening of our new office on energy, and simply not functioning at your best. The good
on Northlake Blvd. 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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