Transcatheter Electrosurgery: A Narrative Review. [Review]
Citation: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 16(3):e012019, 2023 Mar.PMID: 36799217Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Heart Valve Prosthesis | *Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement | *Vascular Diseases | Catheterization | Electrosurgery/ae [Adverse Effects] | Electrosurgery/mt [Methods] | Humans | Treatment OutcomeYear: 2023Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 2008 - presentISSN:- 1941-7640
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- Rogers, Toby
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Transcatheter electrosurgery describes the ability to cut and traverse tissue, at a distance, without an open surgical field and is possible using either purpose-built or off-the-shelf devices. Tissue traversal requires focused delivery of radiofrequency energy to a guidewire tip. Initially employed to cross atretic pulmonary valves, tissue traversal has enabled transcaval aortic access, recanalization of arterial and venous occlusions, transseptal access, and many other techniques. To cut tissue, the selectively denuded inner curvature of a kinked guidewire (the Flying-V) or a single-loop snare is energized during traction. Adjunctive techniques may complement or enable contemporary transcatheter procedures, whereas myocardial slicing or excision of ectopic masses may offer definitive therapy. In this contemporary review we discuss the principles of transcatheter electrosurgery, and through exemplary clinical applications highlight the range of therapeutic options offered by this versatile family of procedures.
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