Esophagus imaging for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Comparison of two methods with showing of esophageal movement

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-164

  Kobza, Richard ^a   Schoenenberger, Andreas W ^b   Erne, Paul ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Dual source computed tomography; Electroanatomic mapping system; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPISTAXIS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STOMACH TUBE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75949102407     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9434-3     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. A Chugh F Morady 2006 Atrial fibrillation: Catheter ablation Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 16 15 26 10.1007/s10840-006-9018-4 17053976 (Pubitemid 44837408)
2. S Ernst F Ouyang F Lober M Antz KH Kuck 2003 Catheter-induced linear lesions in the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation: An electroanatomic study Journal of the American College of Cardiology 42 1271 1282 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00940-9 14522495 (Pubitemid 37188355)
3. H Kottkamp H Tanner R Kobza, et al. 2004 Time courses and quantitative analysis of atrial fibrillation episode number and duration after circular plus linear left atrial lesions: Trigger elimination or substrate modification: early or delayed cure? Journal of the American College of Cardiology 44 869 877 15312874
4. F Kusumoto K Prussak M Wiesinger T Pullen C Lynady 2009 Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in older patients: outcomes and complications J Interv Card Electrophysiol 25 31 35 10.1007/s10840-008-9346-7 19148720
5. H Oral C Pappone A Chugh, et al. 2006 Circumferential pulmonary-vein ablation for chronic atrial fibrillation New England Journal of Medicine 354 934 941 10.1056/NEJMoa050955 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD28XitVertLk%3D 16510747 (Pubitemid 43313660)
6. C Knackstedt P Schauerte P Kirchhof 2008 Electro-anatomic mapping systems in arrhythmias Europace 10 Suppl 3 iii28 iii34 10.1093/europace/eun225 18955396
7. C de Chillou M Andronache A Abdelaal, et al. 2008 Evaluation of 3D guided electroanatomic mapping for ablation of atrial fibrillation in reference to CT-Scan image integration J Interv Card Electrophysiol 23 175 181 10.1007/s10840-008-9300-8 18821007
8. EK Heist J Chevalier G Holmvang, et al. 2006 Factors affecting error in integration of electroanatomic mapping with CT and MR imaging during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 17 21 27 10.1007/s10840-006-9060-2 17252200 (Pubitemid 46295289)
9. J Sra G Narayan D Krum M Akhtar 2006 Registration of 3D computed tomographic images with interventional systems: Implications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 16 141 148 10.1007/s10840-006-9030-8 17139556 (Pubitemid 46020549)
10. LF Tops JJ Bax K Zeppenfeld, et al. 2005 Fusion of multislice computed tomography imaging with three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping to guide radiofrequency catheter ablation procedures Heart Rhythm 2 1076 1081 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.07.019 16188585 (Pubitemid 41472155)
11. KK Ghia A Chugh E Good, et al. 2009 A nationwide survey on the prevalence of atrioesophageal fistula after left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 24 33 36 10.1007/s10840-008-9307-1 18836822
12. C Pappone H Oral V Santinelli, et al. 2004 Atrio-esophageal fistula as a complication of percutaneous transcatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Circulation 109 2724 2726 10.1161/01.CIR.0000131866.44650.46 15159294 (Pubitemid 38737918)
13. RF Evonich 3rd DM Nori DE Haines 2007 A randomized trial comparing effects of radiofrequency and cryoablation on the structural integrity of esophageal tissue Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 19 77 83 10.1007/s10840-007-9142-9 17690966 (Pubitemid 47313129)
14. J Sra 2008 Atrial fibrillation ablation complications Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 22 167 172 10.1007/s10840-007-9200-3 18368471
15. H Kottkamp C Piorkowski H Tanner, et al. 2005 Topographic variability of the esophageal left atrial relation influencing ablation lines in patients with atrial fibrillation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 16 146 150 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40604.x 15720452 (Pubitemid 40322200)
16. R Kobza T Treumann P Erne 2007 Visualization of the oesophagus in relation to the left atrium: An alternative concept Europace 9 64 65 10.1093/europace/eul136 17224427 (Pubitemid 46157958)
17. R Kobza C Auf der Maur C Kurtz A Hoffmann B Allgayer P Erne 2007 Esophagus imaging for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation using a dual-source computed tomography system: Preliminary observations Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 19 167 170 10.1007/s10840-007-9154-5 17823860 (Pubitemid 47573215)
18. J Sra D Krum A Malloy, et al. 2006 Posterior left atrial-esophageal relationship throughout the cardiac cycle Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 16 73 80 10.1007/s10840-006-9031-7 17103318 (Pubitemid 44924094)
19. E Good H Oral K Lemola, et al. 2005 Movement of the esophagus during left atrial catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation Journal of the American College of Cardiology 46 2107 2110 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.042 16325049 (Pubitemid 41713599)
20. J Dong H Calkins SB Solomon, et al. 2006 Integrated electroanatomic mapping with three-dimensional computed tomographic images for real-time guided ablations Circulation 113 186 194 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.565200 16401772 (Pubitemid 43754374)
21. EG Daoud JD Hummel M Houmsse, et al. 2008 Comparison of computed tomography imaging with intraprocedural contrast esophagram: Implications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Heart Rhythm 5 975 980 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.058 18598951
22. SM Singh A d'Avila SK Doshi, et al. 2008 Esophageal injury and temperature monitoring during atrial fibrillation ablation Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 1 162 168 10.1161/CIRCEP.107.789552 19808410
23. MR Jongbloed MS Dirksen JJ Bax, et al. 2005 Atrial fibrillation: Multi-detector row CT of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to radiofrequency catheter ablation-Initial experience Radiology 234 702 709 10.1148/radiol.2343031047 15665218 (Pubitemid 40250811)
24. A Chugh J Rubenstein E Good, et al. 2009 Mechanical displacement of the esophagus in patients undergoing left atrial ablation of atrial fibrillation Heart Rhythm 6 319 322 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.010 19251204