Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Health announced yesterday that, the National Centre for Heart Disease and Surgery in Tajoura (Tripoli) has launched the use of Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) technology—utilizing the Farapulse system—to treat atrial fibrillation.
The Ministry said this marks a significant milestone in the advancement of cardiac care services in Libya.
The introduction of this technology, the Ministry added, is part of a broader national initiative themed "Treating Atrial Fibrillation: Restoring Heart Rhythm, Renewing Life," which aims to provide patients with access to advanced treatment options within the country.
PFA technology, it explained, employs short, precise electrical pulses to target the specific tissue responsible for heart rhythm irregularities, as opposed to the thermal energy used in some traditional ablation methods.
Its key advantage lies in its ability to precisely target the intended tissue while minimizing the risk of affecting surrounding areas, thereby enhancing both the safety and accuracy of the procedure.
The initiative is part of the wider policy of the Tripoli based Libyan government of ‘‘Localisation of Healthcare’’. This is aimed at providing as much advanced healthcare locally as possible and to as many patients as possible.
This, in turn, aims to save costs and inconvenience to Libyan citizens and save the cost to the state of treating fewer citizens by sending them abroad.