Use of intracardiac echocardiography in interventional electrophysiology

被引:54
作者
Kalman, JM
Olgin, JE
Karch, MR
Lesh, MD
机构
[1] KRANNERT CARDIOVASC RES INST, SECT CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOL, INDIANAPOLIS, IN USA
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT MED, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
[3] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, INST CARDIOVASC RES, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 1997年 / 20卷 / 09期
关键词
radiofrequency ablation; intracardiac echocardiograph;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04244.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Intracardiac echocardiography is emerging as a potentially useful tool during RF ablation procedures. There are a number of potential benefits of direct endocardial visualization during RF ablation including: (1) precise anatomical localization of the ablation catheter tip in relation to important endocardial structures, which cannot be visualized with fluoroscopy (2) reduction in fluoroscopy time; (3) evaluation of catheter tip tissue contact; (4) confirmation of lesion formation and identification of lesion size and continuity (5) immediate identification of complications; and (6) as a research tool to help in understanding the critical role played by specific endocardial structures in arrhythmogenesis. This article will review existing data and speculate as to possible future roles for intracardiac echocardiography in interventional electrophysiology.
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页码:2248 / 2262
页数:15
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