Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Catheter Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Arrythmias

Matthew Hanson; Andres Enriquez

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2021.03.010

Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Catheter Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Arrythmias

Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2021 Jun;13(2):325-335. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Apr 24.

Authors

Matthew Hanson¹, Andres Enriquez²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Cardiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: Andres.Enriquez@kingstonhsc.ca.

PMID: 33990271
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.03.010

Abstract

Catheter ablation is the most effective treatment option for idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has been increasingly used during ablation procedures, allowing real-time visualization of cardiac anatomy, and improving our understanding of the relationships between different cardiac structures. In this article we review the adjuvant role of ICE to guide mapping and ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in the structurally normal heart.

Keywords: Catheter ablation; Idiopathic ventricular arrythmias; Intracardiac echocardiography.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac* / diagnostic imaging
Arrhythmias, Cardiac* / surgery
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Echocardiography / methods*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Humans
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*