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SEHA introduces Rhythmia
HDx™
v4.0 mapping system
(Abu
Dhabi, UAE) -
Abu Dhabi Health Services
Company, (SEHA), the UAE’s
largest public healthcare
network, has successfully
performed cardiac ablation
procedures on two patients
with severe cardiac
arrhythmia using the
Rhythmia HDx v4.0 ultra-high
density 3D mapping system.
This marks the first time
this pioneering technology
has been used in SEHA
facilities, and one of the
few times in the region.
Over the past year,
the 32-year-old and
28-year-old patients
required several emergency
hospital admissions due to
the severe episodes of
severe cardiac arrhythmia; a
group of conditions that
cause the heart to beat too
quickly. To resolve this
cardiac arrhythmia,
physicians conduct a cardiac
ablation procedure, which
involves destroying the
small area of tissue in the
heart that triggers or
sustains the abnormal heart
rhythm. The cardiac ablation
procedure includes the use
of long, flexible catheters
or inserted through a vein
or artery (key-hole) and
threaded to the heart to
deliver energy in the form
of heat or extreme cold,
modifying the tissues in the
heart that cause the
arrhythmia.
Physicians from Sheikh
Khalifa Medical City and
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical
City completed two cardiac
ablation procedures with the
use of a RHYTHMIA HDx™
Mapping System; which allows
for ultra-high density
mapping, providing
physicians with increased
accuracy, precision and
efficiency.
Dr. Moutaz El kadri,
Consultant Cardiologist and
Electrophysiologist,
said: “The new device proved
remarkably helpful in
locating the source of the
arrhythmia. With its
high-density 3D mapping
system, the new technology
provides greater precision
that helps in drawing a
high-resolution map in less
time. This helps in
determining the location of
the abnormality in the heart
and is best used on patients
suffering from complex heart
rhythm disorders that
normally require several 3D
maps during the procedure.”
“With the
addition of the RHYTHMIA
HDx™ Mapping System,
facilities within the SEHA
network now have access to
three different technologies
that specialize in the 3D
mapping of hearts, which
allows us to provide
enhanced support and
effective treatment methods
to resolve complex
cardiology disorders,” added
Dr. El Kadri.
Dr. Salem Al Kaabi,
Consultant Cardiologist and
Electrophysiologist,
said: “The cardiac
electrophysiology treatments
available within the SEHA
network further enhance the
array of cardiac care
services we offer, and as we
regularly adopt new
innovative and modern
technologies, we are
continuously improving
patient outcomes and
recovery rates.”
Dr. Omar Al
Falasi, Consultant Cardiac
Electrophysiologist,
said: “Alongside a team of
highly specialized doctors
and medical professionals,
we have successfully
completed more than 2,000
cardiac ablation procedures
since the department’s
establishment in 2006. With
the addition of the RHYTHMIA
HDx™ Mapping System, we will
continue providing world
class treatment solutions to
patients who experience
cardiac arrhythmia with
increased efficiency and
long-term success rates.”
SEHA’s Cardiology
Department in Abu Dhabi is
one of the UAE’s largest
centers specialized in
cardiac care and is
accredited by the
Inter-societal Accreditation
Commission (IAC) in
echocardiography and the
treatment of chest pains and
has also received the ACGME
International (ACGME-I)
accreditation to train
cardiologist. The
department, which has served
patients since 2006, was
awarded the Sheikh Hamdan
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award
in 2016. SEHA is also
recognized for its pediatric
cardiac electrophysiology
services, with Sheikh
Khalifa Medical City being
the first facility at SEHA
that provides this service
to children from newborns up
to age 18.
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