Heart Matters

Sci-Fi in the OR: Utilizing Holograms in Cardiac Ablation Procedures


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Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Guest: Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD

Each year, more than 75 thousand cardiac ablation procedures are performed in the United States alone. Could something straight out of a science-fiction movie like holograms help improve physician accuracy and reduce the complications typically associated with this procedure? Talk a walk on the futuristic side of medicine with Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Jennifer Silva, who co-led a team that tested a unique headset using mixed reality technology during cardiac ablation procedures at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

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