Ultra-high-density mapping of ventricular tachycardia, an assessment of the Orion Catheter and Rhythmia mapping system
Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance that is often caused by abnormal electrical activity in areas of scar tissue in the heart. These scars can be caused by heart attacks as well as by other illnesses that weaken the heart muscle. Doctors can prevent VT by ablating (burning using radiofrequency energy) the areas of scarring responsible for VT, but it’s not always easy to do this with confidence. In this project, Dr Martin will test a new mapping system and catheter in sheep and in people, to improve the accuracy of identifying the scar tissue responsible for VT. He will also combine this information with heart scans, which can also help to detect scar tissue that causes VT. By collecting high-resolution data, he hopes to better understand how abnormal electrical activity travels through the scar. This research aims to increase success rates of ablation treatment for VT, improving the prognosis for people at risk of this abnormal heart rhythm.
Project details
| Grant amount | £68,788 |
|---|---|
| Grant type | Fellowships |
| Application type | Travel Fellowship |
| Start Date | 01 December 2016 |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Reference | FS/16/71/32487 |
| Status | Complete |
