First heart patients diagnosed using new fibre optic technology
New diagnostic technology that uses fibre optics to find the causes of heart disease has begun clinical testing at London’s St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
The iKOr device, developed at Barts Health and University College London, measures blood flow around the heart. Researchers say it could eventually help many thousands of patients suffering from cardiovascular symptoms such as chest pains, whose cause cannot be identified with current techniques.
“This new device is a game-changer in how we manage heart disease, making it a lot easier to assess the health of a person’s heart,” said Anthony Mathur, clinical director for interventional cardiology at Barts.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Clive Cookson
