CartoMerge using SoundStar Catheter and Time Force Integral-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.
10.18501/arrhythmia.2017.003
- Author:
Koichi INOUE
1
Author Information
1. Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Atrial fibrillation;
Cather ablation
- MeSH:
Atrial Fibrillation*;
Catheter Ablation;
Catheters*;
Diamond;
Korea;
Pulmonary Veins
- From:International Journal of Arrhythmia
2017;18(1):27-32
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is based on pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, but this procedure is thought to be demanding. The visualization of 3-dimensional information that is provided by CartoMerge® (BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA) makes the ablation procedure easier. The SoundStar® catheter (BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA)became available in Korea in September 2016. CartoMerge® using a SoundStar® catheter, which we termed as SoundMerge, is a simple way to obtain good CartoMerge® results. In addition, information on catheter stability and ablation intensity at each site are provided by a new ablation annotation system (CARTO® 3 System, VisiTag™ Module [BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA]), which would be helpful for accomplishing durable PV isolation. In this article, we introduce the methodology of SoundMerge and the setting of the VisiTag™ module that we are performing currently. Effective practical use of these new technologies would improve the quality of ablation procedures.
