| Literature DB >> 27250726 |
Sabine Ernst1,2, Siew Yen Ho3, Karen McCarthy3.
Abstract
Atrial arrhythmias are frequently encountered in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with or without corrective surgery and respond to pharmacological therapies with only limited success. This review describes the technologies currently available for performing successful ablation procedures in this very complex patient cohort. In addition to an understanding of the underlying anatomy, which can be supplemented by 3D imaging with the aid of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), the choice between the different 3D mapping systems (sequential versus simultaneous) is presented. Finally, conventional manual navigation is compared with magnetic navigation and then discussed with regard to the respective arrhythmias encountered with the different forms of CHD.Entities:
Keywords: Catheter ablation; Computer-assisted image interpretation; Cross-sectional anatomy; Diagnostic imaging; Three-dimensional imaging
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27250726 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-016-0432-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol ISSN: 0938-7412