American Heart Association says Electromagnets guide heart device implantation, reduce radiation exposure
September 4, 2013
Dallas, TX – Heart failure patients and others who need implanted cardiac devices to help their heart beat regularly may benefit from a new technology to guide their implantation procedure.
It uses electromagnets, which work like a GPS tracking system, instead of radiation-based imaging, researchers reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.
Dr. Sergio Richter and Dr. Michael Doering during implantation procedure. (Heart Center Leipzig)
