The magnetic navigation system allows avoidance of puncturing a baffle during ablation of a postincisional macroreentrant tachycardia.
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.
Schwagten
Bruno
B
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.schwagten@erasmusmc.nl
Cuypers
Judith
J
Szili-Torok
Tamas
T
D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000379:methods*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D013615:Tachycardia, Sinoatrial Nodal Reentry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*