Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 24 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 November 2021. It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Atrial Fibrillation: Surgery
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of treating arterial fibrillation with an electric balloon.
- Answer
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NHS England and NHS Improvement advise that this is a new technology which offers an alternative for balloon-based catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. At present, further research on a wider cohort of patients is required to provide more data and evidence for its use.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 80998
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Surgery Atrial fibrillation
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- 2021-12-01 17:26:23 +0000
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