title: [The Role of Intracardiac Echocardiography in Clinical Practice].
abstract: The article contains review of possibilities of the method of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in clinical electrophysiology, delineation of indications to its use, and perspectives of development of this technology. Characteristics of technical variants of the method and special features of their application are also given. Technique of performance of interventions under ICE control is described in detail. Foreign experience of ICE use is summarized, and own experience is presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Russian Cardiology Scientific and Production Complex, ul. Tretiya Cherepkovskaya 15a, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Sapelnikov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Russian Cardiology Scientific and Production Complex, ul. Tretiya Cherepkovskaya 15a, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Volodzyanovsky
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Russian Cardiology Scientific and Production Complex, ul. Tretiya Cherepkovskaya 15a, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Saidova
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Russian Cardiology Scientific and Production Complex, ul. Tretiya Cherepkovskaya 15a, 121552 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Akchurin