ArticleClinical cardiology2020
Zero-fluoroscopy transseptal puncture guided by right atrial electroanatomical mapping combined with intracardiac echocardiography: A single-center experience.
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- Intracardiac echocardiography guided zero-fluoroscopy workflow versus conventional fluoroscopy-guided workflow in atrial fibrillation ablation: efficiency, safety, and operator experience.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Modified intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)-guided transseptal puncture under ablation catheter guidance.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Near-zero fluoroscopy ablation with a pulsed-field ablation system for persistent atrial fibrillation in a patient with a common inferior pulmonary vein.HeartRhythm case reports · 2025Article
- Intracardiac echocardiography improves lesion quality and ablation efficiency of pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation patients: a propensity score-matched analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Metal interference alert guided septal approach with 3 catheter positions on intracardiac echocardiography for a near-zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2021Article
- Study on the Curative Effect and Safety of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation via Zero-Fluoroscopy Transseptal Puncture under the Dual Guidance of Electroanatomical Mapping and Intracardiac Echocardiography.Cardiology research and practice · 2021Article
- Zero-fluoroscopy transseptal puncture guided by right atrial electroanatomical mapping combined with intracardiac echocardiography: A single-center experience.Clinical cardiology · 2020Article
- Novel Intracardiac Ultrasound Images Developed on a Cardiac Ultrasound Simulator and Validated in Live Horses.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRight atrial electroanatomical mapping may be combined with SoundStar 3D diagnostic ultrasound catheter (EAM-ICE) as a zero-fluoroscopy procedure for radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). We aimed to evaluate the efficiency and safety of zero-fluoroscopy transseptal puncture guided by EAM-ICE and fluoroscopy combined with intracardiac echocardiography (F-ICE) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). HYPOTHESIS: Zero-fluoroscopy transseptal puncture is an effective and safe procedure.
methodsThis study had a prospective design. A total of 57 patients with PAF were enrolled and assigned to two groups. Twenty-seven patients were enrolled in the EAM-ICE group, and 30 patients were enrolled in the F-ICE group.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences in baseline patient characteristics between groups. Transseptal puncture was successful in all patients (57/57, 100%). Total procedure time and duration of transseptal puncture were lower in the F-ICE group (199.4 ± 26.0 minutes vs 150.7 ± 22.1 minutes, P = 0.000; 118.4 ± 19.7 vs 70.5 ± 13.5 minutes, P = 0.000). There was no use of fluoroscopy in the EAM-ICE group (0 mGy vs 70.5 ± 13.5 mGy); the duration of fluoroscopy in the EAM-ICE group was negligible (0 minutes vs 5.4 ± 1.9 minutes). No procedural complication occurred in either group.
conclusionsEAM-ICE guided zero-fluoroscopy transseptal puncture is an effective and safe procedure.
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