Real-time intracardiac echocardiography validation of saline-enhanced radiofrequency needle-tip ablation: lesion characteristics and gross pathology correlation.

Jannis DickowSongyun WangAtsushi SuzukiKimitake ImamuraH Immo LehmannKay D ParkerLaura K NewmanKristi H MonahanMaryam E RettmannMichael G CurleyDouglas L Packer

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)

With excellent lesion localization and a 70% detection rate of transmural lesions, 2D-ICE is well suited to validate SERF ablation lesion formation in real-time. The catheter tip/tissue angle impacts the lesion formation and through perpendicular catheter positioning, deeper intramural areas of the myocardium can be reached.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
catheter ablation
computed tomography
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
high resolution
atrial fibrillation
mass spectrometry