Use of three-dimensional catheter guidance and trans-esophageal echocardiography to eliminate fluoroscopy in catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Clark, John ^a   Bockoven, J R ^a   Lane, John ^a   Patel, C R ^a   Smith, Grace ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Cryoablation; NavX; Pediatric; Three dimensional mapping; Trans esophageal echocardiography; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NEEDLE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149099006     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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