Michel Haïssaguerre
Michel Haïssaguerre (born October 5, 1955 in Bayonne ) is a French cardiologist and professor at the University of Bordeaux (Victor Segalen) and head of cardiology and electrophysiology at the University Hospital Bordeaux.
Haissaguerre received his doctorate in medicine in 1982 and received his medical specialist diploma in cardiology in 1984.
In the 1990s he developed the technique of pulmonary vein isolation (catheter ablation) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation . He had previously discovered that the cause of the fibrillation lies in the pulmonary veins and not in the atrium as previously assumed (he was also able to narrow the cause further down to Purkinje cells later). His clinic is one of the world's leading centers for electrophysiology and especially ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation.
In 2010 he received the Louis Jeantet Prize . In 1982 he received the Prix Robert Debré, in 1992 the Prix Ela Medical, in 2004 the Pioneer in Cardiac Electrophysiology Award of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE), in 2010 the Lefoulon-Delalande Prize of the Institut de France, in 2009 the Mirowski Award and in 2003 the Best Scientist Grüntzig Award from the European Society of Cardiology. In 2015 he received the gold medal of the European Society of Cardiology.
In 2010 he became a member of the Academie des Sciences .
Web links
- Homepage
- Literature by and about Michel Haïssaguerre in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfram Goertz, Unter Strom, Die Zeit, August 18, 2011 . Carlo Pappone in Milan is also named there as another pioneer.
- ↑ Appreciation on the side of the Luis Jeantet Prize
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| SURNAME | Haïssaguerre, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cardiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayonne |