PMID: 9558687Apr 29, 1998Paper

Thoracoscopic radiofrequency ablation of the myocardium

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
G WatanabeA Yamashita

Abstract

Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has been used for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT), however, in some patients VT might result from subepicardial macroreentry that could be successfully terminated by epicardial approach. This study examined the feasibility of thoracoscopic RF ablation of myocardium from epicardium using a custom made electrode. In five mongrel dogs, the thoracoscope was introduced through the 7th intercostal space. A 500-KHz continuous wave RF energy was connected to a custom made multiple electrode probe. Under thoracoscopic guidance, the heart was exposed and the RF probe was introduced. RF ablation was performed on the nonvascular ventricular wall of the beating heart. The left ventricular free wall and right ventricular outflow tract were satisfactorily visualized and ablated. The total dose of RF energy ranged from 50 to 500 J, and the estimated volume of ablated lesions ranged from 41.0-799 mm3. There were significant correlations between the RF discharge output and the irradiated lesion volume (P < 0.01), and the depth of the lesions (P < 0.01). Grossly, after RF ablation the ventricular myocardium demonstrated a circular, well-demarcated area of thermal injury. Volume and depth of the ...Continue Reading

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