Understanding of Electrophysiology of the Heart

Electrophysiology involves various tests to examine the nature of abnormal heart rhythm. It has proven to be beneficial for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart conditions, especially in older people. It can diagnose abnormal heartbeats or arrhythmia, thus is used for the prediction of sudden cardiac death risk.

Electrophysiological Techniques:

Several techniques are used in electrophysiology such as electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, single & multi-unit extracellular recording, multi-electrode arrays, impedance measurements. An electrocardiogram is used to record the electrical signals in the heart. Similarly, electroencephalogram is used to record brain activities through electrical signals. Single & multi-unit extracellular recording, on the other hand, inserts electrodes into living tissues to measure electrical activity in the surrounding cells. Multi-electrode arrays can enable the measurement of electrical activity across an entire cell population, so it is used to record activities in cardiac and neutral cells. Another technique called impedance measurement is used to estimate body composition, basically to measure muscle mass and body fat.

Moreover, electrophysiological techniques have developed concurrently with advancements in imaging techniques over the years. Electrophysiology imaging has combined with 3D cardiac CT scan, MRI, and other imaging modalities in order to offer exact anatomical and electrical maps of the heart. The cardiac ablation procedure is one of the most widely used method to correct heart rhythm problems. In this procedure, abnormal electric signals are blocked and normal heartbeat are restored by using heat or cold energy. Also, devices like radio frequency, ablation catheter, and more are available in electrophysiology labs, hospitals or cardiac centers.

Current Market Scenario of Electrophysiology Market:

Numerous factors that drive the growth of the electrophysiology market include rise in geriatric population, surge in prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia, increase in number of approval for electrophysiology devices, rise in number of cardiac ablation procedure and so on.

North America is currently holding the highest market share, due to presence of key market players in the region. At the same time, the Asia-Pacific region is anticipated to grow at the fastest rate, attributed to growth in health care expenditures and advancement in technology in the field of electrophysiology in the region. Here, it is worth mentioning that the global electrophysiology market has a huge scope to gather exponential growth because the geriatric population who are more inclined to cardiac arrhythmia diseases, owing to aging effect is going to rise more with the passage of time, which in turn, is going to boost the demand for EP even more in the near future

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