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Percutaneous epicardial access is reviewed regarding relevant aspects of pericardial anatomy and various methods of access for treating cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiovascular applications.
This review discusses pericardial anatomy and methods of epicardial access for treating cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiovascular applications.
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May guide procedural planning for epicardial access; leaves open prospective validation of techniques in arrhythmia management.
Since the introduction of percutaneous epicardial access for the purpose of mapping and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, this technique has become an important adjunct and at times the preferred approach to treat certain cardiac arrhythmias. In addition, this approach is currently also being considered for a number of other cardiovascular applications such as epicardial pacing, left atrial appendage ligature occlusion, etc. The focus of this review is to discuss relevant aspects of pericardial anatomy, and various methods of epicardial access.
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d’Ávila et al. (2012) conducted a review in cardiac arrhythmias. Percutaneous epicardial access was evaluated. Percutaneous epicardial access is reviewed regarding relevant aspects of pericardial anatomy and various methods of access for treating cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiovascular applications.
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