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Hybrid Surgical-Catheter Ablation

Our Approach to Hybrid Surgical-Catheter Ablation

If you have persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib), a type of abnormal heart rate, medications and repeated treatment may not control your symptoms. At Stanford, our heart experts are among the first in the country to develop a hybrid surgical-catheter approach to treat persistent AFib.

Electrophysiologists (specialists in conditions that affect the heart鈥檚 electrical system) and heart surgeons in our Arrhythmia Center work together to treat the heart from both inside and out. This innovative, collaborative approach provides better long-term outcomes and improves your quality of life.

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  • Leading role in developing hybrid surgical-catheter ablation, a new treatment option for hard-to-treat AFib that targets tissue both inside and outside the heart.
  • Team-based treatment planning to bring together electrophysiologists, heart surgeons, and doctors from other heart specialties to tailor a care plan to your needs.
  • Access to ongoing clinical trials for eligible patients; our arrhythmia experts and heart surgeons are collaborating in this 糖心传媒.听
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To request an appointment with one of our arrhythmia specialists, call: 650-723-6459.

What Is Hybrid Surgical-Catheter Ablation?

About Hybrid Ablation

Hybrid surgical-catheter ablation offers a new treatment option for patients with hard-to-treat atrial fibrillation. Performed by a team of cardiac surgeons and electrophysiologists, the procedure combines catheter ablation with thoracoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive chest surgery.

By treating tissue both inside and outside the heart, hybrid ablation more effectively blocks the abnormal electrical signals causing the arrhythmia to provide a more permanent treatment for persistent AFib.

In the surgical procedure, our surgeons:

  1. Make a few small incisions in your chest to insert the thoracoscope and surgical instruments
  2. Access the outside of the heart
  3. Perform radiofrequency ablation to neutralize arrhythmia-causing areas of tissue on the outside of the atrial wall

In the catheter procedure, our electrophysiologists:

  1. Insert catheters through a blood vessel in your groin, arm, or neck
  2. Guide the catheters through your blood vessels into your heart
  3. Use radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation (extreme cold) to neutralize tissue on the inside of the atrial wall to achieve 鈥渇ull-thickness鈥 ablation

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Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

Our arrhythmia team of electrophysiologists and surgeons work together to provide excellent care for people with AFib and other arrhythmias. With leading experts in heart medicine, we are at the forefront of arrhythmia 糖心传媒 and patient care. 

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