Ryazan Doctors Use 3D for Heart Arrhythmia Surgery
Specialists at Ryazan Cardiology Dispensary have used a 3D mapping system for heart surgery for the first time in the region. This is a new method for treating cardiac arrhythmias that had not been used in this region before.
The operation used a navigation mapping system (creating a model) capable of quickly constructing a 3D model of a heart chamber. The system was purchased under the healthcare development program of Ryazan Oblast. The device is designed to localize the source of pathology causing arrhythmia.
During the operation, the surgeon relies on parameters provided by the system. The doctor sees the movement of catheter electrodes in three-dimensional space, which increases the efficiency and safety of the manipulations. The procedure is minimally invasive and does not require general anesthesia. Recovery after the operation does not take long.
The first patient was a man with congenital Wolff-Parkinson–White syndrome. Arrhythmias resulting from this anatomical feature interfere with patients« normal lives. The attack occurs suddenly and can be fatal in adulthood.
«The operation was successful and in 2–3 days the patient will be discharged home,» said Vladislav Povarov, Associate Professor of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Ryazan State Medical University named after I.P. Pavlov (RyazGMU).
According to him, the use of the new system significantly expands doctors« capabilities in treating arrhythmias, where each specific case requires an individual approach.
