United Kingdom scientists developed the heart radio signal plates

United Kingdom scientists and engineers has recently developed a heart radio signal plates, is expected to make millions of patients benefit from arrhythmia.

United Kingdom Leicester University engineering researchers and cardiovascular science Department of the University and the United Kingdom Saint Jude Medical scientist, invented this picture represents the heart of radio signal, making heart irregular beats of plates. This will let the heart disease expert extremely accurately identify issues. Heart of atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. This involves about Atrium, is the heart muscle by shaking (tremor), instead of the usual collaborative contracts. In Europe, known approximately 450 million people are living with atrial fibrillation in elderly people over the age of 70, 10% under the impact of this disease. Taking into account the age groups of the population, as well as body type, obesity and other related factors, the scientists said that the increase in the number of atrial fibrillation in developed countries almost reached epidemic proportions. Although the atrial fibrillation by non-surgical methods of treatment, but in some cases, also used to some surgery and treatment based on catheter. However, these therapies may pose some risk to patients. Leicester University Dr. Fernando Schlindwein said: "this kind of treatment of the catheter is a very thin tube, (typically) the insertion in the thigh vascular, and lead to heart, and it can record or electronic signal to heart release. The ablation catheter release high energy radio waves, the ' burn ' and kill was identified as causing cardiac rhythm disorders of cells. "Lester Grand Phil hospital Dr. André Ng said:" the catheter ablation is an effective treatment for new methods to cure patients with atrial fibrillation. In the early symptoms of patients responded to this surgery is very good, and for the further development of the patient's condition, the response is relatively poor. Many of your current research work has focused on improving the success rate of the operation and security, while keeping the amount of ' combustion ' and get the best results. "In this new study, Ng and Schlindwein goal is through the use of non-contact array catheter to improve technology, resulting in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in detection and draw out the heart radio signal. Because of its non-contact, use this method might more accurately draw out signal. "Basically, this technology allows us to be able to determine the best show in the Cardiac Ablation of good results. Use Add to atrial real-time three-dimensional figure, you can see the heart plates shows arrhythmia signal range. This allows us to record accurately locate the location of the implementation of ablation. "Schlindwein added. Related areas of experts believe that cooperation with Schlindwein Ng, by merging the more high-end, and even real-time signal analysis, greatly improves the existing technology, greatly enhances the probability of successful ablation. Importantly, this approach can reduce the need for secondary operations, to reduce the risk inherent in the operation is important.