A Simple Maneuver to Improve Catheter Stability at the Posterior Right Pulmonary Vein in a Small Left Atrium
Yosuke Nakatani, Shuntaro Tamura, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Ryutaro Iwai, Hideki Ishii · 2026
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Yosuke Nakatani and colleagues describe a 2026 technique paper on heart ablation in patients with a small left atrium. The Varipulse system uses a ring catheter to isolate the pulmonary veins, which can trigger irregular heartbeats. Keeping that ring steady against the back wall of the right veins is hard in a small chamber.
The authors lay out a four-step method that combines sheath bending, full ring expansion, partial withdrawal, and a clockwise turn. These moves set the ring nearly parallel to the sheath shaft. A smaller turning radius follows, so the ring sits flat and stable against its target. Clinicians facing tight anatomy gain a simple, repeatable workaround.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yosuke Nakatani, Shuntaro Tamura, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Ryutaro Iwai, Hideki Ishii |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |