Europace Advance Access originally published online on September 6, 2007
Europace 2007 9(12):1194-1195; doi:10.1093/europace/eum193
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PACING
Magnetic navigation and voltage mapping guided implantation of a pacemaker atrial lead in a previously unpaceable patient
Department of Cardiology, Centre hospitalier Princesse Grace, Avenue Pasteur, BP 489-98012 Monaco Cedex (Principauté), Monaco
We report successful implantation of the atrial pacing lead in a patient in whom such operation had previously failed with the manual approach. Right atrial (RA) electro-anatomical voltage mapping was used to identify an area suitable for pacing and magnetic navigation to allow exhaustive RA exploration leading to successful RA lead screwing.
Key Words: Atrial pacing, pacemaker, voltage mapping, magnetic navigation
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Manuscript submitted 24 June 2007. Accepted after revision 9 August 2007.