Photo In the Zhytomyr Regional Clinical Hospital named after. O.F. Gerbachevsky for the first time performed three operations of cryoballoon isolation of the pulmonary veins.
As Ukrinform reports, the hospital announced this on Facebook.
“At the KNP “Regional Clinical Hospital named after. A.F. Gerbachevsky of the Zhytomyr Regional Council for the first time in the region performed three cryobalon isolation operations of the pulmonary veins free of charge for patients. They were carried out with the participation of the head of the department for the treatment of complex arrhythmias at the X-ray operating room of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. Amosov Valery Zalevsky and two doctors from the electrophysiological laboratory of the hospital. The cost of consumables for each patient amounted to about 250,000 UAH, which were purchased from budget funds,” the message says.
It is noted that atrial fibrillation is one of the most complex and common arrhythmological pathologies . A new and successful technology for its treatment is cryoablation. The essence of the operation is to isolate the altered diseased myocardium of the pulmonary veins from the healthy atrial myocardium while preserving the anatomical structure of the veins. ://baltimorechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/280c4cc3c08e6e713a097e0408c3a984.jpg” alt=”In the Zhytomyr region, for the first time, three cryoballoon isolation operations of the pulmonary veins were performed”>> by minimizing pain.
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