Heart burn

A well-established and relatively simple electrical procedure called catheter ablation is being put to a new use. The procedure eliminates electrically unstable tissue in the region of a scar left by a severe heart attack and thus reduces a patient's risk of fainting or even dying suddenly from...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 1995-06, Vol.32 (6), p.17
Main Author: Bell, Trudy E
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Medical procedures
R&D
Research & development
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Summary:A well-established and relatively simple electrical procedure called catheter ablation is being put to a new use. The procedure eliminates electrically unstable tissue in the region of a scar left by a severe heart attack and thus reduces a patient's risk of fainting or even dying suddenly from a rapid, unstable heart rhythm.
ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340