New developments offer more hope for the future

[OzJames]

I’m closely following an Australian company Imracor who has done European tests on its new MRI guided Catheter ablation method and now a couple of months ago started at John Hopkins in the US… the ablations conducted initially are for Atrial Flutter. It proves to be a game changer in that clarity of targets will hopefully mean less repeat ablations. I went onto JH site and found they are also working in different ways to achieve better outcomes and wanted to post this link. I hope Admin allows the link as it shows us there is hope for improving outcomes ahead.

bme.jhu.edu/news-events/new...

[mjames1]

Terrific news and a fascinating study. From what I read, it's not flutter they are after but ablation points in the fibrotic tissue outside of the PVI which are more common with persistent afib versus paroxysmal. So instead of replacing a PVI, it augments it. In theory, this would increase the success rate of initial persistent a fib as well as help target ablation points for touchups. Are you saying they're already using this in Australia because it sounds like it's at least a few years off here in the states.

Jim

[OzJames in reply to mjames1]

Hi Jim no the Australian company Imracor is different to the JH study it’s just coincidental that both happening at JH. Imracor is doing ablations initially for AFlutter. Their system is the tech allowing MRI guided ablations which therefore see targets better. Just Google their website. If adopted they would be more immediate in their application

[mjames1 in reply to OzJames]

Yes. it looks like two different studies at Hopkins Both of our interesting.

Jim

[Afibtastic]

I am 70. I wonder if will be around when it becomes a thing. I know time drags out with these thing but good to hear. Thanks cheers

[Lenlec]

great news. Hope it’s a success

[Sixtyslidogirl]

Really interesting. Prompts some thought about those of us in two minds about an ablation yet.

[OzJames in reply to Sixtyslidogirl]

I’m one of those too hopefully stay in sinus till things get much better!

[mike1961]

Looks interesting and promising - thanks for posting.

[Ppiman]

Well done for seeing the link! Fascinating. I was waiting for such news.

Steve

[Cliff_G]

Interesting. I wonder what they see as the advantage over the current state of the art which I believe is Carto mapping and various alternative mapping sensors, of which I had one of the first UK uses in September of the Optrell probe.With the present mapping methods, do they have to take the mapping catheter out before using the ablation catheter, in which case I can see the advantage of knowing exactly where to put the ablation catheter.

[OzJames in reply to Cliff_G]

Hi Cliff that is a good question, the way I understand it is the imracor system provides active imaging during the ablation. I’m not sure what your new method provides the EP

[Cliff_G in reply to OzJames]

Neither am I! But he did show me the pictures and they were phenomenal (and showed my original ablation was still holding, just needed a small extra tickle up to stop the flutter which had developed). But I'm not sure whether mapping catheters and RF catheters can be in there at the same time.

[OzJames in reply to Cliff_G]

I will send imracor an email and ask!