Complex electrophysiology procedures, such as cardiac ablation, physically correct electric impulses in the heart. To be as minimally invasive as possible, physicians use imaging software to guide their instruments through the body directly to the heart.
“The amount of radiation anyone is exposed to for medical procedures should be controlled as much as possible,” said Mansour Razminia, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. “In electrophysiology procedures, many patients are exposed to x-ray radiation for several minutes up to two to three hours. While radiation exposure is closely monitored, we constantly look for ways to minimize it.”
Read the hospital news release about radiation-free electrophysiology procedures.
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