CroRhythm 2016

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
,

Liechtenstein physician attended training at the KBCSM Arrhythmia Centre

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 Sisters of Mercy University Hospital Centre (KBCSM) is participating in a European Commission’s research

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

Centre for Arrhythmia and Cardiac Pacing's team members working at Sisters of Mercy University Hospital Centre (KBCSM) are active members of EHRA

Association of Patients with Arrhythmias was founded to reduce the number of victims of sudden cardiac death in Croatia

In Croatia, approximately 9,000 people die each year from sudden cardiac death, or one person every hour.
Aritmije KBCSM
, ,

Cryoblation

Balloon cryoablation is a method for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation that has developed as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation.
Aritmije KBCSM

Radiofrequency cardiac ablation

Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure that enables the treatment of many types of rapid heart beat (tachycardia).

Cardiac electrophysiology study

Cardiac electrophysiology study is an invasive examination conducted in patients in whom a superficial 12-lead ECG and other non-invasive (painless) examination do not provide sufficient information to diagnose and treat heart rhythm disorders.
Aritmije KBCSM

Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR)

An implantable loop recorder (ILR) is a small, USB-sized electrical device that can be implanted with a simple surgery under the patient's skin.
Aritmije KBCSM

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) treats some types of heart failure. Heart failure is a condition when the heart is not able to pump (contract itself) enough blood to the body.