Brachytherapy for arrhythmias

• Main Authors: CALFEE RICHARD V, WOOD DAVID S, KENKNIGHT BRUCE H, SANDERS RICHARD S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.04.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

An apparatus and method for brachytherapy. One method includes locating a region of cardiac tissue having a relatively large probability of originating or transmitting electrical signals which result in arrhythmic activity and irradiating the region of cardiac tissue to reduce the amount of arrhythm...