PHOTO GALLERY: Electrophysiology advances at Heart Rhythm 2023
Scroll through a selection of photos from Heart Rhythm 2023 in New Orleans. The images include shots from around the expo floor and technologies that represent trends in electrophysiology (EP). More articles and video from the show can be found on our Heart Rhythm Society landing page.
EP mapping using a live augmented reality (AR) visualization system from SentiAR.
Philips Cardiologs remote monitoring automated ECG analysis demonstration. The system uses AI to pull additional information out of the data that may not be apparent to the human eye and offers detailed reports. Read more here: AI correctly IDs ventricular arrhythmias in 88% of patients with sustained VT.
Coffee art at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Bradly Knight, MD, presenting a case study on the main stage at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Laser lead management simulator at a Philips training session at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Laser lead management simulator at a Philips training session at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Vektor Medical's example of surface ECG noninvasive electromapping of the heart to help identify the source of arrhythmias without the need for invasive catheter mapping.
Radiaction's radiation protection system for scatter in the cath and EP lab, on display at Heart Rhythm 2023.
The Philips Biotel MCOT remote monitoring device. Small, wearable cardiac monitoring devices like these could be found across the expo floor and are rapidly replacing traditional Holter monitors in EP.
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An alternative to traditional RF and now cryo ablation technologies is the HeartLight X3 laser ablation system. It enables fast procedures and direction visualization without fluoro for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). A camera inside helps guide the device into the pulmonary vein. The pear-shaped balloon seats in the ostium of the veins and a laser is activated to make a loop around the vessel. The operator can use the camera to visualize the lesion they created on the vessel wall.
InHeart digital twin software based on real patient data displayed at Heart Rhythm 2023 to allow virtual ablations and lead placements to better preplan EP procedures. Photo by Dave Fornell.
The Vivalink wearable cardiac monitor. Small, wearable cardiac monitoring devices like this could be found across the expo floor and are rapidly replacing traditional Holter monitors in EP.
A New Orleans jazz band marches through the Heart Rhythm 2023 conference.
Philips 2D ICE showing a PFO closure with an Amplatzer device. ICE is seeing increasing use in EP and structural heart procedures.
Asim Ahmed, DO, presents in the PaceMate booth at Heart Rhythm 2023 on how his center connected its remote monitoring devices from various vendors into one platform with direct connection with Epic.
CathVision's ECGenius was demoed at Heart Rhythm 2023 as a high-fidelity EP recording system that can offer more detailed data than traditional recording systems that may help in clinical decisions in the EP lab.
Main stage presentation at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Abbott Aveir VR leadless pacemaker displayed at Heart Rhythm 2023. This device was the subject of a late-breaking clinical trial at HRS for dual-chamber leadless pacing. Read more here: Early success of dual-chamber leadless pacemaker suggests big changes could be on the horizon.
Electrophysiologist Dhanunjaya "DJ" Lakkireddy poses in front of the Heart Rhythm Society logo at the 2023 meeting. See a recent interview with Lakkireddy here: VIDEO: Advances in atrial fibrillation treatment have improved outcomes
MRI-guided EP lab VT ablation procedure using mapping and MRI-safe catheters from Imricor. The use of MRI rather than angiography in the EP lab eliminates exposure to X-ray radiation.
Philips 3D/4D ICE view of a PFO closure using an Amplatzer device.
A 3D/4D ICE transducer tip with the associated Epiq ultrasound system in the background in the Philips booth at Heart Rhythm 2023. At least four vendors at the show highlighted 4D ICE systems on the expo floor.
A closeup view of the Abbott TactiSys Quartz ablation guidance system showing information of catheter pressure against the myocardium and the distance measurement between the last ablation to help avoid gaps in pulmonary vein isolations.
Abbott pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for AFib on a simulator of the TactiSys Quartz system at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Example of a pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for AFib showing both the ablation points and the electrical activation mapping on the Abbott TactiSys Quartz system.
EP ablation electromap created using the Biosense Webster Optrell mapping catheter. The paddle-like, multi-electrode catheter is designed to use paint brush strokes along the myocardium to quickly create electrical activate maps.
The Biosense Webster Optrell mapping catheter is designed to use paint brush strokes along the myocardium to quickly create electrical activate maps.
The Barostim Neo 2 CVRx heart failure nerve stimulator system uses a lead attached to the baroreceptors of the carotid artery to help manage heart failure patients.
Biosense Webster NuVision Nav 3D 4D ICE imaging integrated with the Carto EP mapping system for enhanced procedural navigation without the need for angiography.
The Biosense Webster Octaray EP electromapping catheter.
Heart Rhythm 2023 Program Chair Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, gets a hug from old friends on the expo floor. Ellenbogen said this is one of the big signs that the pandemic is over, which a lot of hugs and seeing friends without masks for the first time after three years. Hear his highlights of this year's conference in the article and video here: Key takeaways from Heart Rhythm 2023.
The PaceMate remote EP device monitoring system that integrates data from various vendors' wearables and implantable EP devices into one platform. This has been a major IT issue and several vendors on the expo floor offered solutions this year.
An analytics screen from the PaceMate remote EP device monitoring system.
Former HRS President Christine Albert, MD, of Cedars-Sinai poses with Dave Fornell from Cardiovascular Business.
An example of the blood flow through valves seen using the glassview visualization option that helps see through underlying tissues on the Philips 3D/4D ICE system.
A left atrial appendage (LAA) measurement assessment using the Philips 3D/4D intracardiac echo (ICE). This can help size the LAA during procedures for the correct occluder device fit.
A view of the left atrial appendage (LAA) in 3D/4D ICE in the Philips booth at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Attendees getting selfies in front of the Heart Rhythm Society logo on the first full day of Heart Rhythm 2023. The meeting drew more than 7,700 attendee’s this year as in-person meetings returned to normal following the pandemic.
The large Heart Rhythm Society logo was the popular selfie photo spot during Heart Rhythm 2023.
Jag Singh, MD, from Mass General Hospital and Dave Fornell from Cardiovascular Business pose at Heart Rhythm 2023. They did two video interviews together, including this one: AI gaining popularity in electrophysiology.
A closeup view of the Biosense Webster NuVision 3D/4D intracardiac echo (ICE) catheter.
A demo with a physician for the Biosense Webster NuVision 3D/4D ICE catheter on the expo floor.
Angiography view of a Philips 3D/4D ICE VeriSight Pro imaging catheter, showing a navigation icon for imaging direction of probe.
Boston Scientific Bodyguardian wearable cardiac monitor.
A Heart Rhythm 2023 attendee cuddles with a dog on the expo floor at a relaxation booth run by a local dog rescue. Two dogs were adopted by attendees during the conference.
Dave Fornell has covered healthcare for more than 17 years, with a focus in cardiology and radiology. Fornell is a 5-time winner of a Jesse H. Neal Award, the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism. The wins included best technical content, best use of social media and best COVID-19 coverage. Fornell was also a three-time Neal finalist for best range of work by a single author. He produces more than 100 editorial videos each year, most of them interviews with key opinion leaders in medicine. He also writes technical articles, covers key trends, conducts video hospital site visits, and is very involved with social media. E-mail: dfornell@innovatehealthcare.com