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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 30;2(1):14-16.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.08.006. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Combined use of TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device and Stereotaxis magnetic navigation during cardiac ablation procedure

Andrew C Miller  1 , Annicka C Evans  1 , James Revenaugh  1 , J Peter Weiss  1 , Bruce B Reid  1 , Abdallah G Kfoury  1
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Case Reports

Combined use of TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device and Stereotaxis magnetic navigation during cardiac ablation procedure

Andrew C Miller et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: EMI, electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic interference; Heart failure; Hemodynamic instability; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; LAO, left anterior oblique; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; Magnetic navigation; PVAD, percutaneous ventricular assist device; RAO, right anterior oblique; SMN, Stereotaxis magnetic navigation; TH, TandemHeart; VT, ventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Cardiac isochronal map of the left ventricle. Both the A: left anterior oblique (LAO) view and B: right anterior oblique (RAO) view of the patient’s heart demonstrate extensive ablation performed during the procedure
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