Int J Arrhythm.  2017 Mar;18(1):27-32. 10.18501/arrhythmia.2017.003.

CartoMerge using SoundStar Catheter and Time Force Integral-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

• Inoue K

• KMID: 2377063
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18501/arrhythmia.2017.003

Abstract

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is based on pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, but this procedure is thought to be demanding. The visualization of 3-dimensional information that is provided by CartoMerge® (BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA) makes the ablation procedure easier. The SoundStar® catheter (BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA)became available in Korea in September 2016. CartoMerge® using a SoundStar® catheter, which we termed as SoundMerge, is a simple way to obtain good CartoMerge® results. In addition, information on catheter stability and ablation intensity at each site are provided by a new ablation annotation system (CARTO® 3 System, VisiTagâ„¢ Module [BioSense Webster Inc., Diamond Bar, CA, USA]), which would be helpful for accomplishing durable PV isolation. In this article, we introduce the methodology of SoundMerge and the setting of the VisiTagâ„¢ module that we are performing currently. Effective practical use of these new technologies would improve the quality of ablation procedures.

Keyword

Atrial fibrillation; Cather ablation

MeSH Terms

Atrial Fibrillation*
Catheter Ablation
Catheters*
Diamond
Korea
Pulmonary Veins
Diamond