Intraprocedural techniques: Mangioscopy and optical imaging

Abstract

The treatment of electrical disorders of the heart has evolved enormously over the past two decades. New technologies have been developed to treat the range of bradyarrhythmias, supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure. These treatments largely have been developed in two general categories: implantable heart rhythm devices and intracardiac procedures such as catheter ablation. Imaging has played a major role in these procedures, and new technologies exhibit considerable promise in aiding the advancement of these procedures. New imaging technologies may overcome previously insurmountable challenges such as directly assessing lesion formation and guiding catheters and leads into specifi c anatomic structures such as the coronary sinus.