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Remote Magnetic Navigation for Accurate, Real-time Catheter Positioning and Ablation in Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures
Published on: April 21, 2013
The magnetic navigation system allows avoidance of puncturing a baffle during ablation of a postincisional
Bruno Schwagten1, Judith Cuypers, Tamas Szili-Torok
1Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.schwagten@erasmusmc.nl
Abstract:
An 18-year-old female patient with tricuspid atresia, discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, a total cavo-pulmonary connection, and a Damus-Kaye-Stansel suffered with atrial tachycardia. Use of a magnetically navigated catheter made it possible to create an electro-anatomical map of both atriums using a retrograde approach. It then proved possible to ablate successfully the tachycardia in the left atrium thanks to the unique capabilities of the magnetic navigation system.
