title: Robotic catheter navigation within the left ventricle.
abstract: Robotic navigation systems aim to improve ablation catheter maneuverability, tissue contact, and stability. These attributes suggest that such systems could enhance outcomes in the ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT). To date, however, ablation has been confined to the atria. We present a case in which robotic catheter navigation alongside three-dimensional anatomical mapping enabled successful ablation of VT within the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK. edward.duncan@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sporton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome