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Remote Magnetic Navigation for Accurate, Real-time Catheter Positioning and Ablation in Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures
Published on: April 21, 2013
Automatic magnetic-guided electroanatomical mapping and remote-controlled ablation of atypical and typical atrial
Michael A E Schneider1, Hans Neuser, Marcus L Koller
1Department of Cardiology, Med. Klinik III, Klinkikum Pforzheim, Center of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bad Neustadt, Germany. Michael.Schneider@Klinikum-Pfrozheim.De
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Two patients with inconclusive surface electrocardiogram patterns underwent nonfluoroscopy automatic mapping and remote-controlled ablation of nonisthmus and isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter.
Methods And Results:
A 0.08 magnetic vector force and a motor drive enable a complex steering of a new 8-mm magnet tip electrode. The navigation system performs atrial electroanatomical mapping fully automatically. Total procedural fluoroscopy time for ablation of nonisthmus-related atypical and isthmus-dependent flutter was 8.5 and 3.2 minutes, respectively.
Conclusion:
Automatic electroanatomical mapping offers a promising option to effectively guide the remote-controlled ablation of atrial reentry tachycardias and to reduce fluoroscopy time.
