PMID: 22340459Feb 22, 2012Paper

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia guided by magnetic navigation system: a prospective randomized comparison with conventional procedure

Chinese Medical Journal
Yu-Xiao ZhangSheng-Hua Zhou

Abstract

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is one of the most common paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. The aim of the study was to prospectively compare the characteristics of radiofrequency catheter ablation of AVNRT guided by a magnetic navigation system with the conventional procedure. Patients with AVNRT diagnosed by electrophysiological tests were randomized into two groups. In the conventional technique group (CMT), a common 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. In the magnetic navigation system guidance group (MNS), a magnetic 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. The following parameters were collected and compared between the two groups: ablation procedure time, patient fluoroscopy time, operator fluoroscopy time, energy delivery numbers, maximal energy per deployment, success rate, complication rate and operative cost. Forty patients were enrolled and randomized into CMT and MNS groups. The age, gender, tachycardia history and basic cardiovascular diseases of the two groups were comparable (P > 0.05). All procedures were conducted successfully without complications. No tachycardia recurred during the follow-up period of (9.3 ± 2....Continue Reading

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