This congress is dedicated to mini-invasive techniques and specifically deals with the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. These last years have seen the development of mapping software of the four cardiac chambers. Anatomy can consequently be restored in three dimensions resulting in easy to handle catheter manipulation in virtual reality on the computer screen.
But besides anatomy restitution, mapping of the normal and abnormal rhythms can now be done with an unprecedented level of precision. This has lead to dramatic improvements in the curative use of radiofrequency current for ablation as well as in difficult catheter placement such as during multisite pacing electrode placement.
The 2000’s have seen the birth of another new dimension in automation with the introduction of robotics. Still in a virtual environment, the catheters can now be navigated in real time while pre-programmed radiofrequency pulses can be automatic delivered.
This technologic blooming lies within a broad movement in the field of cardiology and is promised to a great future. Most of the sessions of cardiology will be dedicated to those mini-invasive practical
aspects of our speciality.
Nadir SAOUDI, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief
Department of Cardiology,
Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco
Ces dernières années ont vu le développement des cartographies informatisées des quatre cavités cardiaques. Ainsi peut être restituée l’anatomie en trois dimensions manipulable en réalité virtuelle dans l’écran de l’ordinateur.