Heart Rhythm

Hearts should have normal rhythm to their beats, but when these beats are out of synch, it causes inefficient pumping of blood. Irregular heart arrhythmias occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats do not work properly. This can cause beats that are too fast (tachycardia), or too slow (bradycardia). Tachycardias include atrial fibrillation (AFib), supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Bradycardias include sick sinus syndrome and conduction block. Electrophysiology arrhythmia treatments include medications, life style changes, and the EP lab interventions of catheter ablation, and implantable pacemakers or defibrillators.

Technology that creates interactive holograms of the heart cleared by FDA
SentiAR's CommandEP interface facilitates 3D models of the heart, made possible through augmented reality.
Radiotherapy VT ablation linked to encouraging 5-year outcomes
"The goal is to treat patients with life-threatening VT in a safer, faster and better way," one researcher explained.
Medtronic streamlines MRI screening, scanning for patients with implanted cardiac devices
Medtronic launched its MRI Care Pathway, a new system that can streamline the process of completing MRI scans for patients with compatible cardiac devices.
Researchers receive $3.7M to attempt robotic heart surgery inside MRI scanner
The group—which includes engineers, cardiologist, radiologists and other specialists—will attempt to perform a robotic-controlled left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) on a patient inside an MRI scanner.
VIDEO: The expanding role of cardiac CT in electrophysiology
Harold Litt, MD, division chief of cardiothoracic imaging and director of the Center for Advanced CT Imaging Sciences at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, explains the role of cardiac CT in EP procedures.

Texas hospital develops center for treatment of heart rhythm disorders

St. David’s HealthCare, along with Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia, hasdeveloped the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’sMedical Center in Austin.

May 22, 2008

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Heart Rhythm

Technology that creates interactive holograms of the heart cleared by FDA

Radiotherapy VT ablation linked to encouraging 5-year outcomes

Medtronic streamlines MRI screening, scanning for patients with implanted cardiac devices

Researchers receive $3.7M to attempt robotic heart surgery inside MRI scanner

VIDEO: The expanding role of cardiac CT in electrophysiology

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