title: Robotically assisted ventricular tachycardia substrate modification ablation with the novel Lynx(TM) integrated sheath and RF ablation catheter.
abstract: Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is demanding and time consuming. Robotically controlled catheter ablation reduces operator fatigue and exposure to X-rays, and provides greater precision and stability of the catheter. A new flexible, integrated robotic sheath and ablation catheter has recently been introduced (Lynx(TM)) and used in atrial ablation procedures. We describe the first VT substrate modification ablation in the world with the Lynx(TM) robotic radio frequency ablation catheter.
authors.affiliation: Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. florgat@iafrica.com
authors.forename: Faizel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lorgat
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pudney
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Deventer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome