Radiofrequency ablation was performed at each level with at a temperature of 65-70 degree Celsius for 3 minutes. There were no problems with the pacemaker or sacral nerve stimulator afterwards. Conclusion: This is the first report of use of bipolar radiofrequency ablation in the presence of a ...
A 58-year-old man with an implanted minute ventilation rate adaptive DDD pacemaker underwent RF ablation of the AV junction because of symptomatic supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Immediately after ablation, while the pacemaker was programmed in the DDDR mode, AV sequential pacing at upper rate was...
Results The modified epicardial RF ablation and AVR were performed successfully in all the patients. The maintenance of sinus rhythm was 96.4% (27/28) at discharge. There were no early death and permanent pacemaker implantation in perioperation. At a mean following-up of 29.2±17.7 months, 26...
Radiofrequency ablationThyroid nodulePacemakerImplantable cardioverter-defbrillatorUltrasound-guided procedureMinimally invasive nonsurgical techniquesBenign thyroid nodules are an extremely common occurrence. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is gaining ground as an effective technique for their treatment, in case ...
Other potential sources of interference include radiotherapy, neurostimulators, electrosurgery, radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias, and lithotripsy. ICD, pacemaker users: beware of interference Ren and co-authors cover the basic concepts of ICE, the imaging equipment, catheterization techniques,...
radiofrequency ablationBackground: The cut and sew Cox maze procedure for atrial fibrillation (AF), although effective, is not widely used because of technical complexity, prolonged duration and significant risk of postoperative bleeding. This study reviews our experience with the unipolar radiofrequency...
Search terms included relevant key words and phrases such as radiofrequency ablation, electromagnetic interference, cardiac implantable electronic devices, pacemaker, deep brain stimulator, spinal cord stimulator, and intrathecal pump. Guidelines were then developed by a multidisciplinary physician...
For a patient with a cardiac pacemaker, contact the pacemaker company to determine whether the pacemaker needs to be converted to fixed rate pacing during the radiofrequency procedure. When the pacemaker is in the sensing mode, it may interpret the RF signal as a h...
The temporary pacemaker was used in 213 patients (65.74%) with heart rates less than 70 beat/minute in the ICU. Two patients died early and the mortality rate was 0.62%. Two patients had left ventricular rupture and the occurrence rate was 0.62%. They both recovered. There was no degree ...
Fibrillation) was a prospective, multicenter, noninferiority, randomized trial that compared the safety and effectiveness of the DTA system versus those of a force-sensing RF ablation system (control) for the treatment of patients with drug-refractory, recurrent, symptomatic paroxysmal atrial ...