Optimierung des Prozedurerfolges und Vermeidung prozedurbezogener Komplikationen der Radiofrequenzablation von Vorhofflimmern durch Integration von MSCT in ein dreidimensionales elektroanatomisches Mapping-System

Improvement of Procedural Suc- cess and Avoidance of Procedure-related Complications of Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation by Integration of MSCT Imaging into 3D Electroanatomic Mapping. Introduction: Wide area circumferential radio- frequency catheter ablation (WACA) around the orifices of the pulmonary veins (PV) is a curative, catheter-based therapy of atrial fibrillation (AF). Integration of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) into three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping to guide WACA has been shown to be accurate and feasible. This study investigated whether the use of such sophisticated imaging