Heart surgery to be performed live at convention
Delegates at major heart surgery convention to observe revolutionary operation being performed live
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Monday, 20, Oct 2008 08:31
Delegates at a major heart surgery convention will observe a revolutionary operation being performed live later today.
The operation, using cutting-edge technology, will be broadcast live at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 in Birmingham.
Dr Andre Ng, senior lecturer in cardiology at the University of Leicester, will be conducting the operation.
He will use technology that allows rapid and accurate location of the origin of the heart rhythm disturbance in a three-dimensional geometry of the heart chambers and guides successful treatment with the use of catheter ablation.
Dr Ng said he was not worried about performing the surgery live.
"I am very pleased to be invited to perform the live ablation procedure," he explained.
"Although doing the procedure live can put extra pressure, especially considering the unexpected as anything could happen during the procedure, this is an excellent way of communicating and discussing specific aspects of the technology during the progress of the procedure."
Dr Ng leads a team of clinical and non-clinical researchers in active research programmes at the University of Leicester.
His research focus is on cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiology aimed at understanding the mechanisms underlying different types of heart rhythm disorders which occur in normal hearts and in heart diseases.
Much development has occurred in these areas over the past decade and the availability of new data has significant implications in the training of medical students and clinical trainees.
The research results also relate directly to improving management of patients with heart rhythm problems and help develop new and effective ways of treatment.