Evaluation of 3D guided electroanatomic mapping for ablation of atrial fibrillation in reference to CT-Scan image integration.

Background: Anatomical guided atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation relies on the assumption that the left atrium reconstruction anatomy (LARA) using a 3D mapping system precisely matches the patient's CT scan anatomy (real anatomy). This study investigates whether this postulation is accurate using CT scan image integration.

Patients And Methods: Thirty consecutive patients (23 men, mean age = 51.

Electrophysiologic characteristics of atria in patients without heart disease.

Background: The significance of atrial fibrillation or tachycardia (AF) induction remains debatable. Some believe that the presence of heart disease (HD) increases the sensitivity and decreases the specificity of programmed atrial stimulation (PAS). There are few data in patients without HD.

Intraoperative gamma probe detection of insulinoma in an elderly patient with pancreatic cystic lesions.

Insulinoma is a rare endocrine tumour in the elderly. We report the case of an 81-year-old woman suffering from grand mal seizures. Insulinoma was suspected because plasma glucose and insulin levels were 1.