Dr. Sanjiv M. Narayan, a respected presence in the Southern and Northern California cardiology sphere, developed pioneering atrial fibrillation (AF) care techniques which are now supported other studies. Sanjiv Narayan’s research findings have been validated in the 2017 paper "Dipole Density Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation” (European Heart Journal).
With primary researcher Cambridge University professor Andrew Grace serving on the Acutus Medical Scientific Advisory Board, the study involved a new Acutus Medical mapping system that addresses the complexity of AF patient-specific arrhythmia. Unfortunately, the present care standard for persistent AF is the same as for paroxysmal AF, although the outcomes are significantly inferior for patients with the persistent form of the condition.
An innovative diagnostic tool, the AcQMap System enables the cardiac tissues that cause arrhythmias to be located and precisely targeted, in the process minimizing the need for redundant therapies. The early clinical results reveal that this approach elevates the accuracy of left atrial reconstruction, without elevated patient risk, through successfully mapping unstable and stable atrial arrhythmias.
As described by Dr. Grace, the AcQMap’s advanced performance is likely to present an improved pathway for treating persistent AF, as compared with 3D voltage-based mapping systems.
