Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias
A pioneer center for Atrial Fibrillation ablation
Pr Pierre Jaïs
Pierre Jaïs is Professor at the Cardiology Hospital, Pessac, France, working with Michel Haissaguerre in the Rhythmology & Cardiac Stimulation Department. After his medical studies at the University of Bordeaux, he completed specialised courses in echocardiography & echo-Doppler and cardiac stimulation.
He is a regular contributor at national and international symposia and has written many journal articles, mainly on electrophysiology and RF catheter ablation, particularly focusing on atrial arrhythmias.
He was awarded the Medtronic prize for the electrical treatment of atrial arrhythmias in 1997, the Nativelle prize for his work on left atrial flutters in 2001, and with his team at Pessac he was awarded the Prix Eloi Collery de l’Académie Nationale de Médecine in 2008 for his work on atrial arrhythmias, diagnosis and treatment by RF catheter. He received the "Best Paper Award for clinical science" by Circulation in 2009. He is currently working on catheter ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
Pr. Michel Haïssaguerre
Michel Haïssaguerre is a prominent French cardiac electrophysiologist. He became a Professor of cardiology in 1994.
Pr Haïssaguerre serves on the editorial boards of many major journals of cardiology and has received numerous honors and awards, including the Nylin Award 2002 (Royal Swedish Society of Cardiology), the Best Scientist Award Grüntzig 2003 (European Society of Cardiology), the Pioneer in Cardiac Electrophysiology award 2004 (North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology), the Mirowski Award 2009 for excellence in clinical cardiology and electrophysiology and he will be honored with the Louis Jeantet Prize in April 2010.
His scientific and clinical work focuses on cardiovascular electrophysiology, particularly on atrial fibrillation and on ventricular arrhythmia which is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death. He is best known for his remarkable contributions in the area of atrial fibrillation ablation. He was the first to detect the importance of pulmonary vein triggers and drivers in the genesis of atrial fibrillation. In addition, he was first to propose the technique of pulmonary vein isolation, which underlies current methods used throughout the world for atrial fibrillation cure. M. Haïssaguerre has published more than 412 publications in the leading peer-reviewed cardiology journals dealing mainly with the mechanism and therapy of cardiac arrhythmia.
Dr Mélèze Hocini
Meleze Hocini is Maître de conférence – Praticien Hospitalier at the Cardiology Hospital “Haut Lévêque”, Pessac, France, working with Michel Haissaguerre in the Rhythmology & Cardiac Stimulation Department. After her medical studies at the University of Bordeaux, she completed specialised courses in echocardiography & echo-Doppler and cardiac stimulation.
She was awarded the Prix Sanofi-Synthelabo in 2003 for the mapping of atrial fibrillation triggers, the Prix Philippe Coumel in 2004 for her personal work on atrial fibrillation, the Award Chinese symposium in 2008 and the Prix Fondation Coeur et Recherche in 2011.
She serves as reviewer for some major journals of cardiology, including Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Cardiovascular of Electrocardiology, Circulation Electrophysiology and Journal of interventional cardiovascular of Electrophysiology. She is a regular contributor at national and international symposia and has written many journal articles, mainly on electrophysiology and RF catheter ablation, particularly focusing on atrial arrhythmias.
Her futur projects are focusing on cardiac stimulation and arythmias ablation, in particular focusing on ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death.
Physicians
Our team is composed of 8 permanent staff led by:
- Pr Michel Haïssaguerre
- Pr Pierre Jaïs
- Dr Mélèze Hocini
We have been working together for 20 years and keep enjoying it !!!
Our group remains passionate about cardiac arrhythmias. We have developed a significant research center aimed at quickly translate basic science and technical improvements into clinical practice.
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