Open AccessAblation of recurrent malignant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia: When proper diagnosis and success is a matter of contact
Author(s) -
Giaccardi Marzia,
Mascia Giuseppe,
Paoletti Perini Alessandro,
Giomi Andrea,
Cartei Stella,
Colella Andrea
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1777
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , ventricular tachycardia , catheter ablation , lesion , catheter , cardiology , cardiac ablation , tachycardia , radiology , surgery
Key Clinical Message Effective and stable contact between the catheter tip and the tissue is crucial for both mapping and lesion formation during cardiac ablation procedures. Contact force catheter may be not only a therapeutic approach to arrhythmias, but also a tool for achieving accurate characterization of the arrhythmic substrate.