NON INVASIVE ABLATIONS COMING SOON

Current research in the United States, is about to launch a non-invasive and highly effective treatment for arrhythmias that require ablation. It’s done with a precise burst of radiation to the spot in the heart that is causing the arrhythmia. So, no more risky intravascular catheters. Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has already treated succesfully with this method, a small number of very severe cases of arrhythmia that had failed conventional ablations. Not sure when the FDA will approve such treatment. Hold on fellows!

[SRMGrandma Volunteer]

That new technology is only for life threatening ventricular tachycardias, and is not likely to be done for atrial fibrillation any time soon

[BobD Volunteer in reply to SRMGrandma]

Thank you for clarifying that Grandma.

[cbsrbpm in reply to SRMGrandma]

Oh dear as usual, hopes up, hopes dashed 😖 Thanks anyway SRMGrandma

[Annpatricia in reply to SRMGrandma]

If a body of evidence builds to support this new technique am sure, in time, clinicians will be looking hard to see what other conditions can be treated in this way

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It’s obvious that only near terminal patients volunteered for the experiments ar Washington University. However a narrow beam of radiation seems to be a feasable substitute for heat or cold used currently for the ablations. This type of research is also going on in many medical centers in the US and abroad.

[li17]

Hope after enough tests, it can be approved by FDA and in the market soon.

[MarkS]

This article indicates that it may eventually be used to treat AF:

dicardiology.com/content/cy...

I'd be interested to know what sort of radiation the system uses. It uses a linear accelerator so I'd have thought possibly protons to achieve the accuracy.

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It’s the same type of radiation that they use to destroy cancer cells. If this comes true it will be a blessing, because they can repeat the treatment as many times as needed and without pain and bleeding.

[Mrspat]

Having experienced three disastrous angiograms administered via the groin, I would be reluctant to consider an ablation if offered. Non invasive procedures would get my vote.

[dmac4646]

apparently the ECG vest was developed in the UK