Cryoablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising From the Papillary Muscles of the Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography and Image Integration
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METHODS Ten patients (70% men; median age: 38 years [range: 34 to 45 years]) with drug-refractory premature ventricular contractions or ventricular tachycardia underwent catheter cryoablation. VAs were localized using 3-dimensional (3D) mapping, multidetector computed tomography, and intracardiac echocardiography, with arrhythmia foci being mapped at either the anterolateral PM or posteromedial papillary muscle (PMPM) of the LV. Focal ablation, up to 240 s with freeze–thaw–freeze cycles was performed using an 8-mm cryoablation catheter via a transmitral approach.
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Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
Papillary muscles (PMs) were reported to be origin of ventricular arrhythmia (VA). Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was reported to be acutely effective in eliminating VA. However, the recurrence rate is high. Recently, cryoablation guided by intracardiac echocardiography, 3-dimensional mapping system, and image integration was introduced as alternative strategy for this challenging ablation. We pr...
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