Gainesville, FL December 11, 2017 – The Cardiac and Vascular Institute (TCAVI) announced that it is one of the first cardiology practices in Florida to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia. The Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) is a new type of heart device, approved for Medicare reimbursement, that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology at one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. The first procedure was performed by Steven Roark, M.D., FACC and Michael Jansen, M.D., FACC, FHRS at North Florida Regional Medical Center on December 6, 2017.
Read the entire news release here: The Cardiac & Vascular Institute Micra News Release_December 2017