Engineered with heart: Student-designed device could streamline imaging for cardiac procedures

Irregular heartbeats affect more than 4 million Americans, and for many, the treatment is cardiac ablation—a procedure that uses long, flexible catheters inserted through blood vessels to modify small areas of the heart and restore a normal rhythm. It is a routine yet delicate procedure that requires constant real-time ultrasound imaging from within the heart.

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