EP Fellows Curriculum: Cardiac Ablation Without Catheters-EP Fellows Curriculum: Cardiac Ablation Without Catheters

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Dr. Jeffrey Winterfield delivered a presentation on the topic of cardiac radio-ablation. He explored the use of non-invasive radiotherapy to treat patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT), a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder. Dr. Winterfield discussed the limitations and risks of current catheter ablation procedures and presented the potential benefits of radio-ablation. He highlighted the ability to target specific regions of the heart with focused radiation and the potential for safer, more comprehensive ablation. Dr. Winterfield presented data and insights from preclinical studies and clinical trials, demonstrating the effectiveness of radio-ablation in reducing VT burden. He also discussed the importance of standardizing and optimizing the targeting process and the need for long-term follow-up to better understand the safety and long-term outcomes of radio-ablation. Finally, Dr. Winterfield shared future directions for research and the potential for a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing radio-ablation to catheter ablation.

Keywords

cardiac radio-ablation

non-invasive radiotherapy

ventricular tachycardia

heart rhythm disorder

catheter ablation procedures

focused radiation

preclinical studies

clinical trials

long-term follow-up