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Current Status of Lasers for Arrhythmia Ablation
Author(s) -
SVENSON ROBERT H.,
LITTMANN LASZLO,
SPLINTER ROBERT,
TATSIS GEORGE P.,
CHUANG CHI HUI
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1992.tb00979.x
Subject(s) - ablation , medicine , laser , catheter ablation , catheter , laser ablation , cardiology , biomedical engineering , surgery , optics , physics
Current Status of Lasers for Arrhythmia Ablation. Wavelength specific effects and mode of laser operation allow either photocoagulation or tissue removal as a means of approaching arrhythmia ablation. Successful intraoperative ablation of ventricular tachycardias has been performed with the Nd: YAG laser (photocoagulation) and argon laser (tissue vaporization). The argon laser has been used intraoperatively for transection of accessory pathways. Experimental studies indicate a strong theoretical potential for Nd:YAG laser catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. Laser energy has been used experimentally to evaluate the possibility of AV junctional ablation/modification and accessory pathway ablation. Adaption of laser energy to effective catheter systems for arrhythmia ablation requires solutions to problems inherent in all catheter systems and some unique to laser energy. ( J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 3, pp. 345–353, August 1992 )