Visually Guided Laser May Be Viable Treatment for Abnormal Heartbeat, Study in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

ScienceDaily (June 2, 2010) — A new treatment known as a visually-guided laser-balloon catheter successfully interrupted abnormal electrical pulses in patients and pigs with intermittent, irregular heartbeats, in a study reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association.

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