Treating the most complex arrhythmias

Deaconess Heart Services now offers catheter ablation guided by the CARTO XP Navigation System, a tool designed to reduce unnecessary exposure to radiation, minimize radiofrequency applications, shorten procedure times, and treat the most complex arrhythmias. This advanced system is unsurpassed in simplicity and performance.

The sophisticated tool generates 3D, color-coded maps of the electrical impulses within the cardiac chambers. This data is superimposed on maps that show the anatomy of the individual patient’s heart. These precise maps clearly illustrate spatial relationships allowing physicians to accurately identify and treat problem areas. Advantages of the CARTO XP Navigation System are listed below.

Catheter Location Accuracy

• Identifies location of the catheter tip within 1 mm of its true location
• Allows precise re-navigation to areas of interest
• Navigates with six degrees of freedom: X, Y, Z, pitch, roll and yaw

Site-targeting Efficiency

• Allows fast and accurate diagnosis through easy-to-read 3D electroanatomical maps
• Visualizes color-coded electrogram data superimposed on anatomical maps
• Displays true anatomic differences in individual patients

Treatment Safety

• Allows tagging of critical structures to prevent AV block during ablation
• Visualizes ablation line of block and gap
• Visualizes catheter icon to verify stability
• Identifies complex spatial relationships clearly
• Allows tagging of ablation sites to avoid duplicate radiofrequency applications to the same area of the heart
• Uses temperature-sensing catheter as another safety measure