Videos | Ablation Systems | September 26, 2019

VIDEO: Cardiac Radiotherapy Ablation to Treat Ventricular Tachycardia

Clifford Robinson, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology, chief of the SBRT service, director of clinical trials, Washington University, St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, explains the longer term results of cardiac radiotherapy ablation to treat ventricular tachycardia. Image-guided cardiac radioablation dramatically reduces episodes of fast, abnormal heartbeats for more than two years in the ENCORE-VT trial.

In collaboration with Phillip Cuculich, M.D., associate professor of cardiology and radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Robinson and his team developed a noninvasive, outpatient procedure for treating VT called EP-guided noninvasive cardiac radioablation (ENCORE-VT). This novel therapy fuses electrical (ECGs) and imaging (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography) data to pinpoint the scar tissue in the patient’s heart responsible for the arrhythmias, then targets it with a single dose of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a type of high-dose radiation most commonly used to treat patients with cancer. ENCORE-VT requires no general anesthesia and allows patients to go home immediately after treatment. 

The results of the ENCORE-VT study were presented at ASTRO 2019. The results were also presented as a late-breaking trial at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2020 virtual meeting.

Read the article Noninvasive Radioablation Offers Long-term Benefits to High-risk Heart Arrhythmia Patients.

 

Related Radiotherapy for Cardiac Ablation Content:

Radiation Therapy to Treat Heart Arrhythmias is a Technology to Watch

New Technologies to Improve Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

New Targets for Radiation Therapy Include Cardiac AF Ablations and Renal Denervation

VIDEO: Using Radiosurgery for Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac Ablation

CyberHeart to Develop Noninvasive Cardiac Ablation Technique Using Accuray Robotic System

Radiation Therapy to Treat Heart Arrhythmias is a Technology to Watch

VIDEO: Use of Radiotherapy to Noninvasively Ablate Ventricular Tachycardia — Interview with Pierre Qian, MBBS

Varian Acquires CyberHeart Cardiac Radio-ablation Technology

Noninvasive Radioablation Offers Long-term Benefits to High-risk Heart Arrhythmia Patients

Find more radiation oncology news

 

3801 Views

Recent Videos View all 644 items

Womens Cardiovascular Health | February 01, 2023

Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes in Women: Why and When is a Unique Approach Required features an in-depth interview with Malissa J. Wood, MD, FACC. Wood is the co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Here, she offers detailed guidance to cardiologists for improving the diagnosing and treatment of heart disease in women. Wood serves as the American College of Cardiology, ACC Chair, Board of Governors, and Secretary, Board of Trustees (2022-2023). This video interview is part of DAIC's One on One ... feature series that profiles a leader in cardiology to share insight, updates and initiatives on a range of hot topics impacting the cardiology community. The series also includes a feature profile and podcast.

Related content:

VIDEO: Precision Cardiovascular Medicine: The Next Frontier in Patient Care and Innovation

VIDEO: Unique Features of Coronary Artery Disease in Women

Treatment for Heart Attacks Improving but Gaps in Access Persist, New Study Shows

Closing the Gap in Healthcare by Addressing Gender Bias 

Diagnostic Differences in Women’s Heart Health  

VIDEO: Differences in Cardiac Complications and Presentation Between Men and Women — Interview with Cindy Grines, M.D.  

DAIC's Women's Cardiovascular Health Channel  

VIDEO: How to Build a Successful Women’s Heart Center — Interview with Malissa Wood, M.D.  

VIDEO: Creating a Cardio-Obstetrics Team — Doreen DeFaria Yeh, M.D. 

Related Content on New Technology and Ideas to Address Health Disparities: 

VIDEO: New Ideas in Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Disparities — Clyde Yancy, M.D 

VIDEO: How Smartphones May Revolutionize Healthcare in the Developing World —Interview with Jacques Kpodonu, M.D. 

VIDEO: Reducing Hypertension Among African-Americans — Interview with Kim Allan Williams, Sr., M.D. 

Sponsored Videos View all 46 items

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 20, 2022

Enhanced features on the Philips EPIQ CVx ultrasound system provide a next level photorealistic 3D rendering, making it easy for users to interpret what they are seeing. The TrueVue feature enhances the sense of depth and space, producing images that appear natural and realistic to the human eye.  

Watch the video to check out how TrueVue can help improve views of LAA and MV morphology. 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 07, 2022

Automated features on the Philips EPIQ CVx cardiology ultrasound system are helping to bring consistency and speed to every echo exam. The AI-empowered algorithm delivers fast and consistent measurements – in half the time of manual methods.*  

Watch the video to see how you can put “smart”  to work with the latest AI-powered quantification tools. 

*External study with external sonographers comparing the results of 18 exams with and without AutoMeasure

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | June 14, 2022

The X5-1c transducer from Philips provides enhanced clinical information in transthoracic imaging over a standard phased array transducer. When combined with nSIGHT Plus image formation on the EPIQ CVx cardiology ultrasound system, the X5-1c transducer enables image quality rarely seen from a transthoracic transducer. 

Watch the video to learn about the benefits which may include decreased exam time due to faster access to echo windows, increased confidence in quantification results and more. 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound | May 31, 2022

Philips recently announced an update to their flagship EPIQ CVx premium cardiology ultrasound system. Watch the video to learn about the latest features including the next-generation nSIGHT Plus imaging architecture system that leverages both hardware and software to support sophisticated image formation and enhanced image quality.

Conference Coverage View all 460 items

Cath Lab View all 316 items

Cardiac Imaging View all 287 items

Cardiac Diagnostics View all 78 items

EP Lab View all 83 items

Information Technology View all 169 items

Subscribe Now