Cardiology in the Young
- Cardiology in the Young / Volume 19 / Issue 02 / April 2009, pp 216-219
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951109003643 (About DOI), Published online: 19 February 2009
Brief Report
The magnetic navigation system allows avoidance of puncturing a baffle during ablation of a postincisional macroreentrant tachycardia
Bruno Schwagtena1 c1, Judith Cuypersa1 and Tamas Szili-Toroka1
a1 Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Abstract
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.
(Accepted January 07 2009)
Correspondence:
c1 Correspondence to: B. Schwagten, MD, Department of Electrophysiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, ‘s Gravendijkwal 230, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 10 704 0 704; Fax: +31 10 703 44 20; E-mail: b.schwagten@erasmusmc.nl
