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How A Device With Robotically Controlled Magnets Helps An Idaho Doctor Treat Her Heart Patients

 A stethoscope sits next to medical charts.
Emilie Ritter Saunders
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StateImpact Idaho

When it comes to human physiology, performing invasive heart procedures is inherently risky.

Now, there’s a medical device that allows doctors to use a minimally invasive technique to treat abnormal heart rhythms. How is it done? With two robotically controlled magnets. We talk with a doctor at Saint Alphonsus Heart Institute in Boise who uses this technology.

 

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Frankie Barnhill was the Senior Producer of Idaho Matters, Boise State Public Radio's daily show and podcast.

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