Left atrial appendage is the area where clots occur during atrial fibrillation which are the source of systemic thromboembolism including stroke.
At Sisters of Mercy on March 6th, 2018 a paediatric electrophysiology program was initiated in collaboration of the Department for Cardiovascular Medicine and the Paediatric Clinic.
The Centre for Arrhythmia and Cardiac Pacing of the Sisters of Mercy University Hospital Centre has become one of the 16 official training centres of the European Heart Rhythm Association
Working Group on Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing and Croatian Cardiac Society, on April 29th and 30th, 2016 in Opatija organizes the traditional 17th Symposium on Arrhythmia and Cardiac Pacing – CroRhythm 2016
Dr. Nägele is a cardiologist employed in St. Gallen in Switzerland, and has spent one week at the Centre as part of additional cardiac training.
Centre for Arrhythmia and Cardiac Pacing of the Department for Cardiovascular Medicine KBCSM (Dr. Pavlović) from July 2015 participates as one of the European Centres in EU-CERT-ICD research.
Centre for Arrhythmia and Cardiac Pacing’s team members working at Sisters of Mercy University Hospital Centre (KBCSM) are active members of EHRA
In Croatia, approximately 9,000 people die each year from sudden cardiac death, or one person every hour.
Aritmije KBCSMBalloon cryoablation is a method for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation that has developed as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation.