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The Kingston Health Sciences Center is the first in Canada to use new and improved three-dimensional technology to map hearts.
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Created by Abbott, the new EnSite X EP system “allows us to more clearly understand what goes on in the heart and determine the best location to deploy therapy safely and effectively,” said Dr. Damian Redfearn, cardiologist and clinical manager of the arrhythmia at the KHSC. , he said in a press release on Tuesday.
The new technology “has once again put itself at the forefront of the package as a Canadian leader in cardiac care,” the statement said.
KHSC was the first in North America to use a set of advanced mapping technologies for cardiac ablation surgery. The procedure uses heat or cold to destroy the tissue that is initiating the electrical signal that causes the heart rhythm problem, also known as arrhythmia.
When the electrical signals that coordinate heartbeats do not work properly, this can lead to cardiac arrhythmias and irregular rhythms can be associated with serious and fatal complications such as strokes and heart failure.
“Now, with an instant, detailed view of every heartbeat, in a matter of seconds instead of several minutes, we can more accurately find the source of the arrhythmia and treat it with ablation,” Redfearn said. “This is especially good news for patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias that are difficult to locate.”
Unlike traditional, time-consuming mapping systems, the new system “generates three-dimensional maps in real time and can map a million points to the heart,” the statement said.
The new system “enhances” Abbott’s Advisor HD network mapping catheter by “providing 360-degree electrical recordings, regardless of how the catheter is oriented within the heart. The innovative system provides a more timely and accurate location of the catheters.” treatment areas “.
“It’s exciting,” Redfearn said, “to be able to better plan treatment strategies because now, very quickly, we’ll have a better understanding of how an individual patient’s arrhythmia is structured.”