Lorgat Faizel, Pudney Evan, van Deventer Helena
Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Cardiovasc J Afr. 2013 Apr 23;24(3):e9-e11. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-008.
Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is demanding and time consuming. Robotically controlled catheter ablation reduces operator fatigue and exposure to X-rays, and provides greater precision and stability of the catheter. A new flexible, integrated robotic sheath and ablation catheter has recently been introduced (Lynx(TM)) and used in atrial ablation procedures. We describe the first VT substrate modification ablation in the world with the Lynx(TM) robotic radio frequency ablation catheter.
室性心动过速（VT）的导管消融术要求高且耗时。机器人控制的导管消融术可减轻术者疲劳并减少X射线暴露，还能提高导管的精确性和稳定性。最近推出了一种新型的柔性一体化机器人鞘管和消融导管（Lynx™），并已用于心房消融手术。我们描述了世界上首例使用Lynx™机器人射频消融导管进行的室性心动过速基质改良消融术。
