P2657The intracardiac speckle-tracking echocardiography as a method of the radiofrequency ablation efficacy assessment in patients with the atrial fibrillation

Intracardiac echocardiography from coronary sinus

“…Although at the current state ICE can only provide two‐dimensional (2D) images, the upcoming development of real‐time three‐dimensional (3D) and four‐dimensional (4D) images of ICE may be favored over current 3D images from TEE in interventions such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement and LAA occlusions. The 2D speckle tracking for strain rate has been used to detect tissue deformation at PV ostia after PV isolation for AF 10 . Additionally, a promising micromachined ultrasonic transducer has a decreased size with better images resolution and is equipped with a central lumen that can be used to transport a variety of devices to the target area, such as radiofrequency ablation catheters 11,12 .…”

“…The 2D speckle tracking for strain rate has been used to detect tissue deformation at PV ostia after PV isolation for AF. 10 Additionally, a promising micromachined ultrasonic transducer has a decreased size with better images resolution and is equipped with a central lumen that can be used to transport a variety of devices to the target area, such as radiofrequency ablation catheters. 11 , 12 This may reshape the way physicians perform ablations overall, and if utilized with CSE, this will help with target ablation reachable from the CS.…”