There is new hope for South Florida residents who suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. Cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. David Weisman will offer a new, FDA-approved, laser balloon treatment option known as the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System by Cardiofocus®. Dr. Weisman is the first and only cardiac electrophysiologist in the state of Florida using the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System to treat heart arrhythmias associated with AFib. This minimally invasive treatment option is used for AFib patients whose heart arrhythmias cannot be controlled with medication. The outpatient procedure typically takes less than three hours and in most cases patients can go home from the hospital the very next day.

Dr. Weisman maneuvers the HeartLight System electrophysiology equipment into the heart via a minimally invasive groin incision, to deliver precise and controlled laser energy to diseased areas of the heart. He said that the HeartLight System is the latest technology on the market for the treatment of AFib. The unique benefit of this ablation system, versus other options on the market, is the availability of the visually guided laser balloon technology to control laser treatment consistently during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for AFib treatment.