Universität zu Köln

Sabashnikov, Anton ORCID: 0000-0002-6289-1035, Weymann, Alexander, Haldar, Shouvik ORCID: 0000-0001-8129-8520, Soliman, Rafik F. B., Fatullayev, Javid, Jones, David, Hussain, Wajid, Choi, Yeong-Hoon, Zeriouh, Mohamed, Dohmen, Pascal M., Popov, Aron-Frederik ORCID: 0000-0003-4226-3004, Markides, Vias, Wong, Tom and Bahrami, Toufan (2015). Position of Totally Thoracoscopic Surgical Ablation in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Alternative Method of Conduction Testing. Med. Sci. Monit. Basic Res., 21. S. 76 - 81. SMITHTOWN: INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC. ISSN 2325-4394

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Abstract

Recent advances in surgical techniques and understanding of the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation has led to the development of a less invasive thoracoscopic surgical treatment including video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation using bipolar radiofrequency ablation clamps. More recently, the same operation became possible via a totally thoracoscopic approach. In this paper we describe technical aspects of the thoracoscopic approach to surgical treatment of AF and discuss its features, benefits and limitations. Furthermore, we present a new alternative technique of conduction testing using endoscopic multi-electrode recording catheters. An alternative electrophysiological mapping strategy involves a multi-electrode recording catheter designed primarily for percutaneous endocardial electrophysiologic mapping procedure. According to our initial experience, the recordings obtained from the multi-electrode catheters positioned around the pulmonary veins are more accurate than the recordings obtained from the multifunctional ablation and pacing pen. The totally thoracoscopic surgical ablation approach is a feasible and efficient treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation. The conduction testing can be easily and rapidly performed using a multifunctional pen or multi-electrode recording catheter.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sabashnikov, Anton UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-1035 UNSPECIFIED Weymann, Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haldar, Shouvik UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-8520 UNSPECIFIED Soliman, Rafik F. B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fatullayev, Javid UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jones, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hussain, Wajid UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Choi, Yeong-Hoon UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zeriouh, Mohamed UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dohmen, Pascal M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Popov, Aron-Frederik UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-3004 UNSPECIFIED Markides, Vias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wong, Tom UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bahrami, Toufan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-419368
DOI:	10.12659/MSMBR.894239
Journal or Publication Title:	Med. Sci. Monit. Basic Res.
Volume:	21
Page Range:	S. 76 - 81
Date:	2015
Publisher:	INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC
Place of Publication:	SMITHTOWN
ISSN:	2325-4394
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CATHETER ABLATION; CARDIAC-SURGERY; MULTICENTER; TRIAL; LONE Multiple languages Medicine, Research & Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41936