Department of Cardiology, "Attikon" University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Hellenic J Cardiol. 2012 Mar;53(2):163-7.
The multi-electrode ablation catheter PVAC is used to simplify pulmonary vein isolation in patients undergoing ablation of atrial fibrillation. The use of the PVAC in cases of atrial tachycardia has not been reported before. In the present report, we present the use of the PVAC for the ablation of a left atrial tachycardia following pulmonary vein isolation. This case may suggest that the PVAC could ablate some atrial tachycardias without any adjunctive ablation catheter, given its ability to map, pace and apply energy over a relatively broad area.
多电极消融导管 PVAC 用于简化接受房颤消融治疗的患者的肺静脉隔离。PVAC 在房性心动过速病例中的应用以前尚未报道。在本报告中，我们介绍了使用 PVAC 消融肺静脉隔离后出现的左房性心动过速。鉴于其能够在相对较宽的区域内进行标测、起搏和应用能量，该病例可能表明 PVAC 无需附加消融导管即可消融某些房性心动过速。
