SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota Memorial Hospital is participating in a study of an experimental device aimed at preventing atrial fibrillation after heart surgery.
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications after heart surgery. Nearly half of patients develop the condition.
The device targets the back of the left atrium, near the pulmonary veins, where AFib usually occurs in patients who have not had it before…