Heritage Valley Offers New Option for Treatment of AFib

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heart rhythm that affects the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. This arrhythmia prevents blood from being pumped efficiently to the rest of your body. As a result, AFib may affect your ability to perform daily activities, cause you to feel tired and impact your overall quality of life. AFib affects millions of people, and is associated with serious complications such as heart failure, stroke and even increased risk of death.

Electrophysiologist Dr. Maninder Bedi recently performed an innovative procedure at the Heritage Valley Heart & Vascular Center using the Affera™ Mapping and Ablation System, a new technology that improves and accelerates a physician’s ability to treat patients suffering from AFib. The Affera™ system enables physicians to customize treatment based on a patient’s needs during an ablation procedure by using different energy sources and mapping capabilities to correct fast, abnormal heart rhythms. In addition, the Sphere-9 catheter used allows physicians to map, ablate, and validate all with a single catheter, enhancing the safety of ablation procedures. With the ever-increasing number of patients with AFib, the Affera™ system has the potential to provide a life-changing solution.

According to Dr. Bedi, “We are pleased to now perform cardiac ablation procedures at Heritage Valley using the Affera™ Pulsed Field Ablation System, a newly-approved device for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. This technology has been used extensively across the globe, and this safe and effective therapy will now allow Cardiac Electrophysiologists to treat more patients, reduce complications and benefit people with AFib.”

Heritage Valley’s Heart & Vascular Centers offer comprehensive cardiology services, including Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Electrophysiology (EP), Cardiac Computed Tomography (Cardiac CT), Catheterizations, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Heart & Vascular Centers are located in Beaver; Calcutta, OH; Ellwood City; Leetsdale; Robinson Township and Sewickley.  To learn more about the Heart and Vascular Centers, including which procedures are performed at the various locations, visit https://www.heritagevalley.org/services/heart-vascular-health/.  To make an appointment at a Heart & Vascular Center location, please call (724) 773-4502.