New Fangled Technology

medgadget.com/2016/12/st-ju...

Will see how this actually performs and if it actually is an improvement. Is already available in my town, but hope I do not need a 2nd procedure.

[Mercurius]

Nice

[ultramarine]

I had mapping done along with a scan, but this could be a newer development. Anything that helps identify things for the surgeon is a bonus I would say.

[teach2learn]

If this is the same tool I read about in my newspaper yesterday (wish I knew how to post a link!) my Dr., John Day, has just performed his third successful ablation using it at Intermountain Regional Hospital in Utah. It works by creating a 3D image that show 200 impulses vs. 6-10 per second, as the old way did. Entire procedure is faster and more accurate with this new technology.

Yay, science!

[barbara2 in reply to teach2learn]

Might this be the link?

deseretnews.com/article/865...

[teach2learn in reply to barbara2]

Yes, that's it! Thanks.

[Hidden in reply to teach2learn]

Keep trying, I need written directions to post links, but eventually have learned

[teach2learn in reply to Hidden]

Thanks. I can do it in regular media like fb and email, but not this forum on my phone. I keep forgetting I can also use my laptop, duh! I use my phone 99% of the time now for everything!

[dave205]

Because of the shortcomings of fluoroscopy, some electrophysiologists use electroanatomic mapping systems like Ensite NaVx (St. Jude Medical) and CARTO (Biosense Webster), which provide colorful 3D images that show variations in a patient's anatomy. These systems may assist doctors in assuring that lesions are contiguous (no gaps) and in reducing complications, such as perforation of the heart or esophagus. In addition, the use of an electroanatomic mapping system may lessen the time that doctors and patients are exposed to radiation. However, the systems are expensive, so they are not available at all facilities.

Using these systems, electrophysiologists create a real time 3D view of the heart by positioning a mapping catheter in the heart. When the doctor moves the catheter in a sweeping motion, the systems track the catheter's location. CARTO and Ensite NaVx use different methods to do this. In a CARTO procedure, the table where the patient lies has an electromagnetic pad that tracks movement of the catheter, whereas in an EnSite NaVx procedure, patches on the patient's skin track the catheter. Both systems use algorithms to translate data on the catheter's location into a 3D image. It usually takes about 20 minutes to complete this process.

stopafib.org/catheter-ablat...

[teach2learn in reply to dave205]

Interesting! Thanks.

[Hidden]

Yes, the links below refer to the same development, Dr. John Day was the first reported.

[teach2learn in reply to Hidden]

Not that I'm hoping for a relapse, but wish he'd had that before I'd needed my two ablations (and my brother's three). Ah well, maybe my sister will benefit.