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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2018

Fluoroscopy integrating technology in a 3D mapping system during ablation of atrial arrhythmias: first experiences.

Christian Blockhaus, Jan Schmidt, Muhammed Kurt, Lukas Clasen, Patrick Müller, Christoph Brinkmeyer, Malte Kelm, Dong-In Shin, Hisaki Makimoto

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Christian BlockhausDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jan SchmidtDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Muhammed KurtDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Lukas ClasenDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Patrick MüllerDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Christoph BrinkmeyerDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Malte KelmDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Dong-In ShinDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hisaki MakimotoDivision of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAblation of the cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) in patients with atrial flutter (AFL) and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are both common therapies. As the demand for ablative treatments rises, total radiation exposure times of staff increase concomitantly. Here, we report on our first experiences with a new fluoroscopy integrating system (FIS) integrated into a current 3D mapping system (3DMS). MATERIAL AND

methodsThe study population consisted of 59 consecutive patients who underwent PVI or CTI ablation (26 and 33 patients with and without FIS respectively). Total procedure time (PT), fluoroscopy exposure time (FT) and dose-area product (DAP) were monitored.

resultsAll procedures were successfully completed without major complications. Employing FIS in the PVI group, FT and DAP were both significantly reduced after completing a short learning curve of 6 cases (respectively 361.6 ±181 s vs. 530.3 ±156.7 s,

conclusionsThe introduction of the new FIS with a current 3DMS results in a significant reduction of both the total FT and DAP without affecting PT. The initial learning curve for adopting this method is considerably short.

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ablationatrial fibrillationatrial flutterelectroanatomical mappingradiation

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PMID30002696
PMCPMC6040117

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