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What is electroporation, this new technique for treating heart rhythm disorders?


P:r: Serge Boveda, Clinique Pasteur Toulouse, Medical University of Brussels (VUB), former President of the Rhythmology Group of the French Society of Cardiology (SFC), Scientific Program Officer of the European Rhythmology Association (EHRA). Consultant for Medtronic, Microport, Boston Scientific and Zoll.


Atrial (or atrial) fibrillation is an arrhythmia characterized by irregular and rapid heartbeats. This heart rhythm disorder is often associated with an increased risk of heart failure and stroke. Recent studies in Europe predict a doubling of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) by 2050, mainly due to population aging and some factors such as diabetes or obesity.

Rhythmology, the cardiology discipline devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, experienced its first revolution about thirty years ago…

Source: Le Figaro

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