IMR Press / RCM / Volume 23 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2301025
Open Access Review
The contribution of intracardiac echocardiography in catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
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1 Cardiology Department, Mitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, 15123 Athens, Greece
2 Biosense Webster Part of Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, 15125 Athens, Greece
*Correspondence: dimasvestas@gmail.com (Dimitrios Asvestas)
Academic Editor: Bernard Belhassen
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2301025
Submitted: 29 October 2021 | Revised: 25 November 2021 | Accepted: 30 November 2021 | Published: 17 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Catheter ablation is a well-established treatment option for patients with ventricular arrhythmias. Recent advances in various imaging modalities, including three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping systems, magnetic resonance imaging, transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) have been adopted in catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias improving procedural outcome and safety. ICE is an imaging tool which provides real-time visualization of anatomical structures of the heart, facilitating catheter manipulation and navigation during ablation procedures. In this review we aim to highlight the benefits of ICE use in catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias and to describe practical techniques for visualization of cardiac structures with ICE during ventricular tachycardia ablations.

Keywords
Intracardiac echocardiography
ICE
Ventricular arrhythmias
Ventricular tachycardia
Imaging
Catheter ablation
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