1.Positive-working thermally imageable elements, useful as printing plate precursors and having reduced ablation when thermally imaged, and methods for their preparation are disclosed.
7.If they do develop dangerous tachyarrhythmias, however, they may be treated pharmacologically, but a definitive treatment is radiofrequency catheter ablation of the accessory pathway, or Bundle of Kent.
8.She is, therefore, working to customise treatment, using digital twins to recreate the particulars of individual hearts and predict how they will react to ablation.
9.At present, that treatment often involves ablation: heating or freezing small diseased regions of the heart to form tiny scars that block errant electrical signals.
10.If an ectopic focus is triggering atrial fibrillation, radiofrequency ablation can be done, which is where radiofrequency waves are used to destroy the tissue that's causing the ectopic heartbeat.
11.If an ectopic focus is triggering ventricular arrhythmias, radiofrequency ablation can be done, which is where radiofrequency waves are used to destroy the tissue that's causing the ectopic heartbeat.
12.By recreating these patterns in the modelled heart, the digital twin can be used to simulate ablation, as well as the probable patient response, before any surgery occurs.