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The magnetic navigation system allows avoidance of puncturing a baffle during ablation of a postincisional macroreentrant tachycardia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2009

Bruno Schwagten ,
Judith Cuypers  and
Tamas Szili-Torok
Bruno Schwagten*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Judith Cuypers
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Tamas Szili-Torok
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
*
Correspondence to: B. Schwagten, MD, Department of Electrophysiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, ‘s Gravendijkwal 230, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 10 704 0 704; Fax: +31 10 703 44 20; E-mail: b.schwagten@erasmusmc.nl
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Abstract

An 18-year-old female patient with tricuspid atresia, discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, a total cavo-pulmonary connection, and a Damus-Kaye-Stansel suffered with atrial tachycardia. Use of a magnetically navigated catheter made it possible to create an electro-anatomical map of both atriums using a retrograde approach. It then proved possible to ablate successfully the tachycardia in the left atrium thanks to the unique capabilities of the magnetic navigation system.

Keywords

Arrhythmiasatrial tachycardiaradiofrequency catheter ablation
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 216 - 219
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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