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Stereotaxis Procedure Prominently Featured on BBC Documentary 'From the Heart'
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posted Feb 17, 2010, 09:02
The recent BBC documentary "From the Heart" included a cardiac ablation procedure performed with the Stereotaxis System by Dr. Muchtiar Khan of OLVG Hospital in Amsterdam.
Stereotaxis Procedure Prominently Featured on BBC Documentary 'From
the Heart'
(St. Louis) Stereotaxis (Nasdaq: STXS) announces the recent BBC documentary
"From the Heart" included a cardiac ablation procedure performed with
the Stereotaxis System by Dr. Muchtiar Khan of OLVG Hospital in Amsterdam. The
program's second half, beginning at 10:30 of the 25-minute run time, features
extensive scenes from the Stereotaxis procedure.
The documentary highlights how treatment of complex left atrial arrhythmias
can reduce the growing prevalence of stroke. The documentary portrays Stereotaxis
as an effective alternative to anti-arrhythmic drugs, and includes a visually
compelling demonstration of the system's precise control of a magnetic catheter.
The documentary is available at http://bit.ly/9e3C5P.
According to the documentary, fifteen percent of strokes are caused by atrial
fibrillation, which affects over 6 million people world-wide and will increase
approximately 2.5-fold by the year 2050. The program emphasizes how tens of
thousands of people can be saved from stroke by identifying and treating patients
with arrhythmia.
The Stereotaxis system allows the physician to control the tip of the catheter
by using magnetic fields, providing reduced radiation exposure, a low major
adverse event rate and clinical results which mimic the best hands in the world.
Resources:
Stereotaxis: www.stereotaxis.com
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