Cardiac impact of R-wave triggered irreversible electroporation therapy

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a novel tumor ablative therapy technique, using electric fields to induce apoptosis in target tissues. It is unclear whether these electric pulses of high field strength can cause cardiac damage and/or ablation induced arrhythmias.

Source: Heart Rhythm - July 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael Kostrzewa, Erol Tueluemen, Boris Rudic, Nils Rathmann, Ibrahim Akin, Thomas Henzler, Volker Liebe, Stefan O. Schoenberg, Martin Borggrefe, Steffen J. Diehl Source Type: research