Abstract
Since the introduction of percutaneous intervention in modern medical science, specifically cardiovascular medicine fluoroscopy has remained the gold standard for navigation inside the cardiac structures. As the complexity of the procedures continue to increase with advances in interventional electrophysiology, the procedural times and fluoroscopy times have proportionately increased and the risks of radiation exposure both to the patients as well as the operator continue to rise. 3D electroanatomic mapping systems have to some extent complemented fluoroscopic imaging in improving catheter navigation and forming a solid platform for exploring the electroanatomic details of the target substrate. The 3D mapping systems are still limited as they continue to be static representations of a dynamic heart without being completely integrated with fluoroscopy. The field needed a technological solution that could add a dynamic positioning system that can be successfully incorporated into fluoroscopic imaging as well as electroanatomic imaging modalities. MediGuide is one such innovative technology that exploits the geo-positioning system principles. It employs a transmitter mounted on the X-ray panel that emits an electromagnetic field within which sensor-equipped diagnostic and ablation catheters are tracked within prerecorded fluoroscopic images. MediGuide is also integrated with NavX mapping system and helps in developing better 3D images by field scaling—a process that reduces field distortions that occur from impedance mapping alone. In this review, we discuss about the principle of MediGuide technology, the catheter ablation techniques, and the workflow in the EP lab for different procedures.
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Abbreviations
- GPS:
-
Global positioning system
- RAO:
-
Right anterior oblique
- LAO:
-
Left anterior oblique
- CTI:
-
Cavo-tricuspid isthmus
- CS:
-
Coronary sinus
- CRTD:
-
Cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator
- LV:
-
Left ventricle
- PV:
-
Pulmonary vein
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Pillarisetti, J., Kanmanthareddy, A., Reddy, Y.M. et al. MediGuide—impact on catheter ablation techniques and workflow. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 40, 221–227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-014-9909-8
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