Best of Health Care_0323 - FINAL_Layout 1 3 / 13 / 23 3 : 54 PM Page 4 abnormal rhythm in the heart’s lower cham - VituaHealth bers — andprovides GPS - like mapping that pinpoints exactly where the heart arrhythmia is located . That precise navigation aids Deborah’s electrophysiology specialists who use cardiac ablation ( radiofrequency energy ) to treat the arrhythmia . “ This noninvasive procedure , done un - der light sedation , provides us with a highly detailed three - dimensional image of the heart with a superimposed activation map that is unique to each patient , ” says Raffaele Corbisiero , MD , Deborah’s chair of elec - trophysiology . “ With this precise mapping , we are then able to use our Stereotaxis re - mote navigation system to ‘ ablate ’ the ar - rhythmia , blocking the irregular signals that are coming from the lower chambers of the heart . ” Patients with ventricular tachycardia often have a pounding heart rate , chest solutely requires treatment . Ablation does usthat precision , and ensures that patients pain , lightheadedness and shortness of anexcellent job at treating this , but making will not have to return for a redo of their breath . “ This is a very serious cardiac ab - sure we focus the remote energy to the procedure if we miss the mark , ” explains normality that can lead to stroke , heart exact spot is critical for the procedure to Dr . Corbisiero . failure and sudden cardiac arrest . It ab - besuccessful . VIVO is a new tool that gives Hecontinues : “ Probably 10 - 15 % of the heart arrhythmia patients we see have a ventricular problem . That is a significant population that will benefit from this map - ? Picturedfrom left at the CenteringPregnancy Open House at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital are : Jefferson Health – New Jersey President Brian Sweeney ; Director of Women’s & Children’s Services Marilyn ping , which not only ensures precise place - Mapp , DNP , RN , NEA - BC ; Front Office Coordinator Jacqueline Holmes ; Jessica Hayes , CNM ; Victoria Astur - ment of the radiofrequency energy , but rizaga , CNM ; Medical Assistant Naisha Arroyo ; Meredith Stein , CNM ; Shari Tartaglia , CNM ; Practice savesus procedure time , improves our pa - ManagerSarah Langenbach ; Gina Radano , BSN , RN ; and Owen Montgomery , MD , VP of Jefferson Health tient safety , and most importantly , improves Women’s & Children’s Services . This initiative aligns with New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ Strategic Plan to make New Jersey the safest and most equitable place to deliver and raise a baby . our patient outcomes . ” SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 13 ISSUE 3 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 27