Atrial Fibrillation
A new, minimally invasive procedure could be a relief for those who suffer.
By Divyakant B. Gandhi, MD FACS FRCS - October 2007
The heart has four chambers. Two atria at the top collect blood, and the two ventricles at the bottom of the heart pump the blood. Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the top chambers of the heart will beat rapidly and in a disorderly fashion. This disorder affects about 2 percent of the adult population in the United States, and unfortunately the incidence increases with age...
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Heart procedure is a first in the area
By Joe Slezak, The News-Herald - June 25, 2008
In 2005, Manuel Gonzalez tried to walk three blocks, but it took him 45 minutes because he had to stop four times.
"(It was) like somebody had a hand on my heart and squeezed it" he said.
It was then that the Southgate resident, 61, knew something: had to change -"I was just fed, up with it," he said...
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Limited Thoracotomy Approach for Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with
Symptomatic Refractory Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Outcomes (ACC Conference-March 2009)...
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Continuous Surveillance of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Pulmonary Vein Isolation:
A Novel Approach Using Implantable Loop Recorder“ (ACC Conference-March 2009)...
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HEALTHWISE Magazine - Spring 2009
Mellanie lived in fear of her Afib, and caution
became her top priority "I never knew when an
episode would strike - I might be washing the
dog or out walking or even on a conference
call - and was always afraid. My episodes
would start with a skipped heart beat, followed
by strong heart palpitations. My heart would
race and pound, and then the dizziness would
overwhelm me, I would become light-headed,
and be afraid of passing out."...
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HEALTHWISE Magazine - Spring 2009
Presented by: Dr Divyakont Gandhi and Dr John lp
The human heart has four chambers. The two atria at the top of the heart collect blood, while the two ventricles at the bottom
of the heart pump blood. Atrial Fibrillation (Afib is caused by a malfunction of the heart‘s electrical system which, in turn,
produces an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart...
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By Christie Bleck, Ingham County Community News, September 27, 2009
MASON - Teresa Cassaubon has her independence and her life back. And she wants others to know how she did it. -
Cassaubon suffered from atrial fibrillation, a common type of abnormal heart rhythm. She wants to raise awareness of the dangerous condition -
and a surgery option being performed at Ingham Regional Medical Center...
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By Jeremy H. Dickman, The Rising Sun, October 17, 2009
Three years ago John Frisch noticed his heart was having sporadic episodes of arrhythmia.
Frisch, now 68, had been suffering from atrial fibrillation, or an abnormal rhythm of the electrical system of the heart that causes
rapid beating of the upper chambers of the heart.
Atrial fibrillation disrupts the heart's ability to effectively pump, and complications can be threatening...
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McLaren Subsidiary News
01/05/2010
Two free health education seminars in May and September at Ingham Regional Medical Center have resulted in referrals for dozens of patients considering an innovative, minimally invasive surgical approach to atrial fibrillation (afib). This condition causes the heart’s chambers to beat rapidly and out of sync.
The seminars drew more than 600 people and featured Mellanie True Hills, the founder of StopAfib.org, who underwent the procedure, and two physicians who have made IRMC a national leader in the procedure...
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