Cardima, Inc. (OTCBB: CADM), a medical devicecompany focused on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) andmanufacturer of the Cardima Surgical Ablation System, has seen its productshighlighted in clinical work, key meetings and studies. The technology hasbeen scientifically proven to be capable of creating continuous, linear,transmural lesions during beating heart surgery through an entirelythorocoscopic approach.
Hawaii Medical Center East
Cardima is pleased to announce that it has begun working in closecollaboration with the recently opened Afib Center at the Hawaii MedicalCenter East (HMCE). This hospital is a center of excellence forcardiovascular disease in Hawaii and has initiated a major program devotedto the surgical treatment of AF using a completely endoscopic approach.Jeffrey Lee, MD and his team of professionals at the Afib Center haveimplemented the Cardima Ablation System, providing a new safe and effectivetreatment option for patients with AF.
Commenting on this new collaboration, Dr. Lee said: "Based on my initialcases working with the Cardima Surgical Ablation System, I have been veryimpressed. We have worked with several different technologies in the past,but Cardima definitely will be our first choice for the treatment ofpatients with AF going forward. Hawaii Medical Center East intends tobecome a major Cardima training center for the West Coast as well as forphysicians from Asia. We look forward to a strong working relationship withCardima."
Hawaii Medical Center East is a key hospital located in Honolulu, Hawaiiwith over 490 medical staff. The Afib Center(www.hawaiimedcen.com/hmc/afib.html) has treated over 50 cases of soleAtrial Fibrillation completely endoscopically. Dr. Jeffrey Lee is boardcertified in cardiothoracic surgery and Clinical Associate Professor ofSurgery at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine.
Dr. Li Poa: 18th World Congress Presentation
Recently Cardima's Surgical Ablation System was presented at the 18th WorldCongress, World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons in Kos, Greece (May 2,2008) by Dr. Li Poa.
Dr. Poa is the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Surgery ProgramDirector at Stamford Hospital, Connecticut; a major teaching affiliate ofthe Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he is afaculty member. Dr. Poa specializes in endoscopic cardiac access and thesurgical treatment of AF and other minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Poa's lecture, "Surgery for lone atrial fibrillation," included hisexperience with the Cardima Surgical Ablation System.
