Robotic-enhanced hybrid ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia: a world-first approach

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  Figure 1:. (A) Port setup: 8-mm ports were placed in the 3rd, 5th and 7th intercostal spaces with a 12-mm working port in the 8th intercostal space. (B) The lesion set was made using the Synergy bipolar ablation clamp and the monopolar EPi-Sense ST ablation probe.

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  Figure 2:. (A) Sinoatrial node was identified by mapping the earliest activation site and epicardially via right atrial tenting. (B) It was marked with a blue marker. (C) The SVC was isolated using the clamp. (D) Lesions anchoring the venae cavae were made with the ablation probe. (E) Small bites from SVC to mid-RA with the clamp ablated the crista terminalis. (F) Two mid-crista lesions were made with the clamp. RA: right atrium; SVC: superior vena cava.