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- Title
Dreidimensionale Rekonstruktion und Remote-Navigation für die kathetergeführte Ablation von Vorhofflimmern.
- Authors
Steven, Daniel; Hoffmann, Boris; Rostock, Thomas; Drewitz, Imke; Sultan, Arian; Servatius, Helge; Lüker, Jakob; Müllerleile, Kai; Willems, Stephan
- Abstract
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation has evolved as a widely accepted therapy approach and is now also incorporated in the current guidelines. A major limitation consists of the limited three-dimensional visualization of the complex three-dimensional structures in the left atrium since most procedures have routinely been performed using fluoroscopy alone. Another unsolved problem is the limited durability of lesions sets performed with radiofrequency ablation and therefore somewhat disappointing long-term ablation results besides fluoroscopy exposition for patient and operator as required for safe catheter manipulation. In the recent years we have gained substantial insight with respect to arrhythmia mechanism. At the same time new techniques and developments have become available to improve catheter ablation results. The present article summarizes the available opportunities with respect to three-dimensional mapping including CT/MRI image integration and gives an overview of the robotic and magnetic systems available for catheter ablation.
- Publication
Clinical Research in Cardiology Supplements, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 2, p73
- ISSN
1861-0706
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11789-011-0028-0