The POLARx cryoablation system being used in a procedure at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)
The POLARx cryoablation system being used in a procedure at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)

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The POLARx cryoablation system being used in a procedure at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)
The POLARx cryoablation system being used in a procedure at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)
Phoenix Hospital First in Nation to Use New Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

Roderick Tung, MD, division chief of Cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, spoke to KTAR News about an innovative new procedure being employed by Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix — the POLARx cryoablation system. It is a catheter device that uses two different-sized balloons for a minimally invasive procedure that freezes tissue at the opening of pulmonary veins to create scarring that blocks irregular electrical signals.

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