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Remote Magnetic Navigation for Accurate, Real-time Catheter Positioning and Ablation in Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures
Published on: April 21, 2013
A left-sided accessory pathway revisited with remote retrograde magnetic navigation
Andrew S Thornton1, Luc Jordaens
1Clinical Electrophysiology, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. andrewthornt@gmail.com
Abstract:
Accessory pathways can be ablated with a high success rate. Occasionally, recurrences appear after successful procedures, sometimes shortly after the end of the procedure. We describe a successful ablation using remote magnetic navigation of a single catheter using stored vectors after recurrence of accessory pathway conduction while the patient was still in the electrophysiology laboratory.
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