New method of treating arrhythmias

The new technique, called cryoablation, has yielded promising results in stabilizing heart rate after being tested at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton (US).

People with arrhythmias may be optimistic about the new treatment.

According to doctors at Baylor Hospital, one of the modern methods of treatment of modern arrhythmias is to destroy catheter ablation - a minimally invasive surgery to treat the heart. disease from the root. However, this method also contains the risk of complications such as bleeding at the surgical site when the catheter is removed, infection, blood clot formation in the blood vessels and subcutaneous hemorrhage .

Usually, symptoms of arrhythmia include shortness of breath, fatigue, angina, dizziness. The disease can lead to the formation of blood clots in the heart, which can rupture and move to the brain, blocking blood vessels and leading to stroke. The bioelectric specialist on Manish Assar's heart at Baylor Hospital confirmed that arrhythmias were responsible for 15-20% of strokes. Abnormal heart beats are quite dangerous but are rarely noticed and are only detected when the electrocardiogram is taken.

Recently, in an experiment at Baylor Hospital, doctors used thermodynamic methods to treat their patients, typically Mr. Doug Gerber - who had an unusually high heart rate (when rapid beating with 150 times / minute, at reduced times to only 50 times / minute). The results showed that this method helped Gerber to stabilize the heart rate longer than the previous drug treatment. And since applying this method, Gerber and his family have no longer worried about his heart disease. Compared to the method of eliminating atrial fibrillation, 'the risk of complications from thermodynamics is lower and patients also feel more comfortable' - Assar expert said.