Illinois Patient Receives Abbott Volt PFA Procedure at 75, Avoiding General Anesthesia
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Updated · the X Radio · Jun 16
Illinois Patient Receives Abbott Volt PFA Procedure at 75, Avoiding General Anesthesia
3 articles · Updated · the X Radio · Jun 16
Summary
75-year-old Carolyn Burk of Watson became the first patient in Illinois to undergo treatment with Abbott’s Volt Pulsed Field Ablation system for atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Bharath Rajagopalan of Prairie Cardiovascular performed the procedure, which uses short, rapid electrical pulses to map, target and destroy small areas of heart tissue causing irregular rhythm.
The Volt system also lets eligible patients choose sedation instead of general anesthesia, a feature Prairie Cardiovascular highlighted alongside Burk’s reported improvement.
Burk had lived with AFib since her teenage years, making the procedure a milestone both for her care and for the technology’s rollout in Illinois.