Contact force monitoring during catheter ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with congenital heart disease

Abstract

The present study did not show superiority of catheter contact force monitoring during ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with CHD in terms of efficacy and safety. Higher contact force compared to pulmonary vein isolation might therefore be required to increase the efficacy of catheter ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with congenital heart disease.

Electrophysiology and structural interventions in adults with congenital heart disease: Comparison of combined versus separate procedures

“…6 Both EP and structural interventionalists now find themselves confronted with these procedures on a frequent basis in order to definitively address issues related to brady-and tachyarrhythmias; valve pathology, residual septal defects, and vascular stenoses. Recent procedural 7-9 and technological [9][10][11] advances result in percutaneous interventions often replacing the traditional surgical approach. Ironically, despite the frequent requirement for both EP and structural procedures, there is a paucity of data on a combined single-procedure strategy.…”

Repeat radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial tachycardias in patients with congenital heart disease

“…RFA was performed with various 7F and 8F open‐irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters as point‐by‐point applications (45°C, 30–50 W, 45 s/point). Since June 2012 real‐time contact force monitoring during ablation was used in all procedures (TactiCath™, goal force 10–40 g) 12 . Conduction gaps in previous ablation lines were sought and targeted.…”

“…Since June 2012 real-time contact force monitoring during ablation was used in all procedures (TactiCath™, goal force 10-40 g). 12 Conduction gaps in previous ablation lines were sought and targeted.…”