Near zerO fluoroscopic exPosure during catheter ablAtion of supRavenTricular arrhYthmias: the NO-PARTY multicentre randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Aim of this study was to compare a minimally fluoroscopic radiofrequency catheter ablation with conventional fluoroscopy-guided ablation for supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) in terms of ionizing radiation exposure for patient and operator and to estimate patients' lifetime attributable risks associated with such exposure.

Methods and results

We performed a prospective, multicentre, randomized controlled trial in six electrophysiology (EP) laboratories in Italy. A total of 262 patients undergoing EP studies for SVT were randomized to perform a minimally fluoroscopic approach (MFA) procedure with the EnSite^TMNavX^TM navigation system or a conventional approach (ConvA) procedure. The MFA was associated with a significant reduction in patients' radi

SUBMITTER: Casella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5072134 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature