I was looking in advancemens in atrial fibrilation treatment, and found the follwing reports:
1.) New Technology Doubles Treatment Success Rate (2012): new type of technology that precisely targets the causes of irregular heart rhythms in patients with atrial fibrillation has the potential to nearly double the success rate of treating the condition. The study shows the new targeting method achieved an 86% improvement on the current treatment.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248057.php
2.) Less Invasive Procedures to Treat Afib for Better Outcomes: also this article, from 2014 speaks about targeting specific area with the help of 3-D imaging.
Intermountain’s new procedure has been used in about 80 patients, and a preliminary study showed that, 12 months after the ablation, patient outcomes were better. The success rate was 80 percent at one year, compared with 50 percent among patients treated with a traditional approach.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/heart...thods-results-in-advanced-afib-treatment.aspx
3.) New nonsurgical technique called the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device (2014):
The LARIAT procedure is a nonsurgical, minimally-invasive technique that uses sutures to tie off the left atrial appendage of the heart. This area of the heart is the primary source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
With the patient under general anesthesia, physicians guide two catheters into the patient's heart to seal the left atrial appendage with a pre-tied suture loop -- similar to a lasso -- with the LARIAT device. Rather than a surgical procedure, the technique uses a needle to introduce catheters into the heart.
On December 3, 2013, Dr. Fan and his team at the Stony Brook Heart Institute completed their first LARIAT procedure without having to spread the ribcage or cut through bone to reach the heart.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310182547.htm
I will update this thread if I find more articles on the subject.
1.) New Technology Doubles Treatment Success Rate (2012): new type of technology that precisely targets the causes of irregular heart rhythms in patients with atrial fibrillation has the potential to nearly double the success rate of treating the condition. The study shows the new targeting method achieved an 86% improvement on the current treatment.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248057.php
2.) Less Invasive Procedures to Treat Afib for Better Outcomes: also this article, from 2014 speaks about targeting specific area with the help of 3-D imaging.
Intermountain’s new procedure has been used in about 80 patients, and a preliminary study showed that, 12 months after the ablation, patient outcomes were better. The success rate was 80 percent at one year, compared with 50 percent among patients treated with a traditional approach.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/heart...thods-results-in-advanced-afib-treatment.aspx
3.) New nonsurgical technique called the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device (2014):
The LARIAT procedure is a nonsurgical, minimally-invasive technique that uses sutures to tie off the left atrial appendage of the heart. This area of the heart is the primary source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
With the patient under general anesthesia, physicians guide two catheters into the patient's heart to seal the left atrial appendage with a pre-tied suture loop -- similar to a lasso -- with the LARIAT device. Rather than a surgical procedure, the technique uses a needle to introduce catheters into the heart.
On December 3, 2013, Dr. Fan and his team at the Stony Brook Heart Institute completed their first LARIAT procedure without having to spread the ribcage or cut through bone to reach the heart.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310182547.htm
I will update this thread if I find more articles on the subject.
