title: Atrial fibrillation ablation by aortic retrograde approach using a magnetic navigation system.
abstract: Stereotaxis remote magnetic navigation system (MNS) (St. Louis, MO, USA) is a new technology with applications in the field of catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. We report a case where the Stereotaxis MNS was successfully used to perform pulmonary vein isolation by a retrograde approach in a patient with atrial fibrillation in whom transseptal access was impossible.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France. mshinsuke@k3.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nault
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haïssaguerre
authors.forename: Mélèze
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hocini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome