In a first of its kind, our multidisciplinary cardiac team at Long Island Jewish Medical Center successfully implanted a leadless pacemaker and performed an atrial tachycardia ablation in an adult congenital heart patient with a double inlet left ventricle. 🫀💪 This is a congenital heart defect in which a patient only has one working pumping chamber in their heart. Just another example of our Northwell Cardiovascular Institute being ahead of the curve when it comes to providing our patients with the best heart care.
In a first of its kind, our team at Long Island Jewish Medical Center successfully implanted a leadless pacemaker and performed an atrial tachycardia ablation in an adult congenital heart patient with a double inlet left ventricle (a congenital heart defect in which a patient only has one working pumping chamber in their heart). “This really highlights the reach of Northwell Cardiology and the impressive collaboration to treat a complex congenital patient,” said Dr. Haisam Ismail, director of adult electrophysiology at LIJ. The case involved experts from different disciplines of cardiology, including Catherine Weinberg, MD, MBA, director of adult congenital; Konstantin Averin, MD, MS, FSCAI (director) and Dr. Dipak Kholwadwala from Pediatric Interventional; Dr. Andrew Blaufox, associate chief of pediatric cardiology; and Dr. Larry Epstein, system chief of adult electrophysiology.
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