In the Laboratory of Electrophysiology of the 54st Chair and Clinic of Cardiology of the Medical University of Warsaw at ul. Banach in Warsaw, the first Polish atrial fibrillation ablation procedure was performed, during which medical staff were presented with the possibilities of the CarnaLife analytical telemedicine system. The treatment was performed on a XNUMX-year-old patient suffering from treatment-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
The pioneering procedure was performed by the team of the XNUMXst Chair and Clinic of Cardiology of the Medical University of Warsaw, composed of: Piotr Lodziński, MD, MD, Michał Peller, MD, and Paweł Balsam, MD, MD.
A few days before the procedure, a computed tomography examination of the patient’s heart was performed. During the procedure, the operator was able to view the hologram of the patient’s heart in augmented reality goggles. – In the future, such a solution will allow for the rapid creation of a map of the left atrium of the heart in the electroanatomical system and will shorten the patient’s exposure time to ionizing radiation – says Dr. Piotr Lodziński from the XNUMXst Department and Clinic of Cardiology of the Medical University of Warsaw – Creating a precise map of the left atrium is one of the key elements of the ablation procedure that affect its duration, effectiveness and safety – adds Dr. P. Lodziński.
The software of the analytical telemedicine system #Carna Life already allows you to control the image using gestures and voice commands. According to Dr. P. Lodziński, this is another modern technology that was presented at the Banacha center and tested for the first time during the procedure of arrhythmia substrate ablation. In February 2017, a team led by Dr. Piotr Lodziński, he performed the first ablation procedure using 3D printing of the patient’s heart after surgery to correct a congenital heart defect.
– As the Heart Rhythm Section of the Polish Cardiac Society, we are very happy and congratulate our colleagues from the XNUMXst Department and Clinic of Cardiology of the Medical University of Warsaw on implementing innovative solutions in electrophysiology
and electrotherapy of the heart – says dr hab. med. Maciej Sterliński, professor at the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw and President-Elect of the Heart Rhythm Section of the Polish Society of Cardiology.
– Imaging tests are an extremely important and innovative element of modern cardiology. Ocular anatomical visualizations with the use of older telemedicine systems were previously performed at the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw. This method was introduced by dr hab. med. Maksymilian Opolski in interventional cardiology procedures. We also used it in Anin during pacemaker implantation in a patient with corrected congenital heart defect. This technology is constantly evolving, which is important due to the possibility of treating more and more difficult cases of arrhythmias – adds Dr. M. Sterliński.