Real-time visualization of the esophagus and left atrial posterior wall by intra-left atrial echocardiography.
Katsuhide HayashiKen OkumuraHideharu OkamatsuShozo KanekoKodai NegishiTakuo TsurugiYasuaki TanakaKoichi NakaoTomohiro SakamotoJunjiro KoyamaPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)
ICE inserted into the LA can reliably locate and display the esophagus and its relationship to the LA. LAPWT was the thinnest at the LIPV level. AI-guided ablation targeting at AI value 260 on the esophagus seemed to be effective.