Role of Intracardiac echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.

ABSTRACT: In the recent years, several new evidences support catheter-based ablation as a treatment modality of atrial fibrillation (AF). Based on a plenty of different applications, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is now a well-established technology in complex electrophysiological procedures, in particular in AF ablation. ICE contributes to improve the efficacy and safety of such procedures defining the anatomical structures involved in ablation procedures and monitoring in real time possible complications. In particular ICE allows: a correct identification of the endocardial structures; a guidance of transseptal puncture; an assessment of accurate placement of the circular mapping catheter; an indirect evaluation of evolving lesions during radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery via visualization

SUBMITTER: Dello Russo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5153176 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr-May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature