GE HealthCare announces the latest innovation in electrophysiology (EP), the Prucka 3 with CardioLab EP Recording system, to help clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally – affecting millions of individuals and placing a significant burden on healthcare systems today. 1 Within the complex umbrella of cardiology care and cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common arrhythmia diagnosed in clinical practice with projections indicating that the prevalence of AFib could reach 15.9 million people in the United States by 2050 and 17.9 million in Europe by 2060.2 For those living with cardiac arrhythmias like AFib, the longer a person is living out of rhythm, the more difficult the arrhythmia is to treat and the more dangerous it may become. If diagnosed early, rhythm control treatment can reduce AFib recurrence and potentially prevent progression.3
Electrophysiology labs play a pivotal role in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias like AFib and require sophisticated recording systems to capture and analyze intracardiac signals accurately. GE HealthCare’s latest Prucka 3 with CardioLab EP Recording system builds on more than twenty years of success in the field of electrophysiology to provide a robust ecosystem of mapping technologies that help provide accurate, efficient, and advanced analytics for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
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The system’s digital platform maintains high signal fidelity, while reducing environmental noise through new signal-filtering capabilities and enhanced software for powerline noise reduction.4 The forward-looking platform also provides a path to emerging technologies in electrophysiology that depend on quality signals for their fast interpretation and clinical results.
“Signal clarity is key in the EP Lab,” shares Dr. Usman Siddiqui, Director of Electrophysiology.5 “With the launch of the latest Prucka 3 digital amplifier, I feel confident analyzing critical signals regardless of the type of ablation technology or platform I am using. Prucka 3 delivers the signal quality I expect from CardioLab and GE HealthCare.”
‘‘The launch of the latest Prucka 3 digital amplifier is a game changer for EP labs,” shares Devon Bream, General Manager of Invasive Cardiology for GE HealthCare. “The new platform not only provides beautiful signals, but the digital architecture continues to demonstrate our commitment to give clinicians the tools, along with the flexibility and adaptability, to enable better outcomes for their patients. After serving the EP community for over 20 years, the latest Prucka 3 with CardioLab truly ‘amplifies’ the EP Lab experience through a fully digital experience ready to enable the future of electrophysiology.”
New features now available as part of the latest Prucka 3 with CardioLab EP Recording system:
- Enhanced Signal Filtering Capabilities including powerline harmonic removal;
- Dual Real-Time places a second real-time display on any of the CardioLab display monitors;
- Cycle Length on Signal labels the cycle length directly on the signal in real-time;
- Multiple Review Windows allow for the placement of up to five review windows; and
- ClearMatch tags interesting morphology to create a template that can be used in review to match the two morphologies.
SOURCE : BusinessWire