Radiotherapy to treat life threatening heart rhythm disturbance

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The team involved in pioneering a new procedure that, instead of open heart surgery, fixes a deadly heart arrhythmia with a non-invasive procedure that takes only minutes includes Professor of Cardiology Dr. Andrew Crean, Associate Professor of Cardiology Dr. Calum Redpath and Radiation Oncologist Dr. Graham Cook

Period11 Oct 2019

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  • Title'Sky is the limit' for heart treatment without invasive surge
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletOttawa Citizen
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/10/19
    DescriptionWhen the treatment was done, the patient looked confused. “Is that it?” he asked Dr. Calum Redpath.

    That was it. The potentially lifesaving treatment for a deadly heart ailment was completed in a painless, non-invasive session. The patient was free to go.

    Performed by a team of doctors from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in partnership with doctors at The Ottawa Hospital cancer centre, the treatment done in late September was a first in Canada. The Heart Institute is now one of the few centres in the world capable of performing it.
    URLhttps://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/sky-is-the-limit-for-heart-treatment-without-invasive-surgery
    PersonsAndrew Crean
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