Interventional Arrhythmology Research Laboratory

Dmitry Lebedev, MD, DSc
Head of Arrhythmology Research Department and Laboratory, Professor of RAS

Objective

To study the fundamental approaches to improving interventional approaches to the treatment of arrhythmias and conduction disorders.

Newly developed and implemented technologies 

A new method – a pulsed radio-frequency current was proposed. An experimental generator was developed, the patent of the Russian Federation was obtained and the advantages of the proposed method vs. the traditional myocardial exposure were shown. Morphological studies undertaken jointly with pathologists have revealed a new structure of the cardiac conduction system. Many years of studies have made it possible to reconsider the structure of the causes of arrhythmias in apparently healthy patients, to change the diagnostic approaches and treatment tactics.

Currently, research is underway in the field of neuromodulation in cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.

RAPID-HELP study was initiated (a Pilot Study of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Heart Failure Patients With Depressed Left Ventricular Function). Its results can fundamentally change the treatment options for patients with end-stage heart failure.

Research is underway to study renal denervation of the renal and pulmonary arteries in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Grants

• Grant of the Russian Science Foundation 19-14-00134 “Development of a hybrid method of biophysical modeling of electromechanical myocardial function and machine learning to improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure” (supervised by: O. Solovyova, 2019—2021).