Certain things stick out clearly in Kenny Roberts’ mind, especially the day he passed out while playing basketball 27 years ago. He remembers being rushed by ambulance to Akron Children’s emergency room. Later, it was the look on his parents’ faces when they learned Kenny had an abnormal heartbeat that required a pacemaker to ensure […]
Multi-center study makes the case for heart catheterization technique pioneered at Akron Children’s
As Dr. John Clark stands over a patient under anesthetic for a heart catheterization procedure at Akron Children’s, he points to a red image shaped like a caterpillar on the wide screen. That’s the ablation catheter inside the child’s heart. He will use the catheter tip to destroy an abnormal electrical pathway causing a heart […]
