Key result
Use of a magnetically navigated catheter enabled successful retrograde electro-anatomical mapping and ablation of atrial tachycardia in the left atrium without puncturing a baffle.
Case Report (n=1)
Magnetic navigation systems can facilitate complex retrograde ablation of atrial tachycardia in patients with total cavo-pulmonary connections, avoiding the need for baffle puncture.
May enable baffle-sparing ablation in cavo-pulmonary connection patients; leaves open confirmation in larger series.
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.
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Schwagten et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Atrial tachycardia (n=1). Magnetic navigation system was evaluated on Successful ablation of tachycardia. Use of a magnetically navigated catheter enabled successful retrograde electro-anatomical mapping and ablation of atrial tachycardia in the left atrium without puncturing a baffle.
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