New Treatment for AFib: Convergent Ablation

Do you suffer from AFib?
Thsi video explains a how a unique partnership has brought Convergent Ablation to Ogden Regional Medical Center.
This is the latest advancement in treating persistent, long-standing atrial fibrillation was performed for the first time in Utah at Ogden Regional Medical Center.
Two pioneering heart specialists continue their collaboration to offer solutions to patients with AFib that has not responded to prior treatment or has resumed.
This Convergent ablation brings a solution to Utah patients with the most difficult to treat AFib
Ogden Regional Medical Center and two heart specialists are once again the first in Utah to collaborate in order to help patients with persistent, long-standing atrial fibrillation, often called AFib. This time, the specialists have partnered to offer “Convergent ablation” as an innovative option for patients with the most difficult to treat AFib, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia.
The latest advancement in treating persistent, long-standing AFib was performed for the first time in Utah at Ogden Regional Medical Center. Cardiovascular surgeon David G. Affleck, M.D. and cardiac electrophysiologist Peter G. Forstall, M. D. are among only a limited number of AFib specialists nationwide who combine their expertise to perform the Convergent ablation. This team approach is improving the lives of patients challenged with AFib that has not responded to prior treatment or has resumed.