Intracardiac echocardiography in electrophysiology.
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol
; 18(3): 140-6, 2007 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17891490
ABSTRACT
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) broadens the spectrum of echocardiographic techniques. Modern 10F sector echocardiographic catheters introduced into the right atrium allow high quality imaging of all cardiac structures, including pulse and continuous wave Doppler and/or color Doppler. The main indication for ICE appears to be monitoring of catheter ablation of complex arrhythmic substrates such atrial fibrillation, postincisional tachycardias and ventricular tachycardias. The other important role of ICE is the early diagnosis and prevention of complications during ablation procedures. These include those occurring during transseptal catheterization, damage to cardiac structures, left atrial thrombus formation, pulmonary venous stenosis, esophageal injury and pericardial effusion.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia
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Ultrassonografia de Intervenção
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Mapeamento Potencial de Superfície Corporal
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Cirurgia Assistida por Computador
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Sistema de Condução Cardíaco
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article