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Prior to 1980, the only method to treat cardiac arrhythmias besides anti-arrhythmic drug therapy was open-heart surgery, that involved either dissecting or freezing the arrhythmic focus with a hand-held metal probe. Soon thereafter, early reports of percutaneously performed cardiac ablation were published that marked the beginning of a new era in the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP). As ...

We write to make some comments and pertinent observations regarding a recent presentation at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 28th Annual Conference by Cheng [1]. In an article titled “Sacroiliac Steroid Injections Do Not Predict Ablation Relief,” he found in a retrospective analysis of 80 cases of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain that steroid injection into the joint did not predict the subseq...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: SRMs: Small Renal Masses; CRA: Cryoablation; RFA: Radiofrequency Ablation; PN: Partial Nephrectomy; LPN: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy; RAPN: Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy; RFA: Radio Frequency Ablation; HIFU: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound; CT: Computerized Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; US: Ultrasound; RVS...

Background MR-guided cardiac electrophysiological (EP) ablations has drawn increasing attention from both the MRI and EP communities, as high-contrast MR images provide images that couple anatomical information with lesion efficacy [1]. Catheter manipulation can be challenging for cardiac electrophysiologists as conventional electroanatomical maps, frequently include false space. Perforation of...

Spontaneous rupture and hemorrhage is a devastating complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Results from current therapeutic modalities remain varied. Recent development of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the management of this condition has shown promise. We describe 2 cases of ruptured HCC in which nonoperative, percutaneous radio frequency ablation (RFA) was successful ...

chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) who, despite pharmaceutical treatment, continue to present symptoms related to rapid ventricular response, must aim at the permanent control of the ventricular rate. It has been shown that this aim may be achieved with radio frequency catheter ablation in the posteroseptal and midseptal region of the tricuspid annulus. It has been suggested that the ablation of ...

In a remarkable series of experiments, the late Gordon Moe and his colleagues1 hypothesized the existence of dual atrioventricular nodal pathways to explain atrioventricular nodal echo complexes elicited in a rabbit model. They postulated existence of an antegrade slow conducting pathway with a shorter refractory period compared with a fast conducting pathway. Thus, premature impulses that bloc...