AIMS: Three-dimensional rotational angiography (3DRA) of the left atrium (LA) and the esophagus is a simple and safe method for analyzing the relationship between the esophagus and the LA during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this study is to describe the location of the esophagus relative to the LA and mobility of the esophagus during ablation procedure. METHODS: From 3/2011 to 9/2015, 3DRA of the LA and esophagus was performed in 326 patients before catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. 3DRAwas performed with visualization of the esophagus via peroral administration of a contrast agent. The positions of the esophagus were determined at the beginning of the procedure, for part of patients also at the end of procedure with contrast esophagography. RESULTS: The most frequent position is behind the center of the LA (91 pts., 31.9%) The least frequent position is behind the right pulmonary veins (27 pts., 9.4%). The average shift of the esophagus position was 3.36±2.15mm, 3.59±2.37mm and 3.67±3.23mm for superior, middle and inferior segment resp. CONCLUSIONS: The position of the esophagus to the LA is highly variable. The most common position of the esophagus relative to the LA is behind the middle and left part of the posterior wall of the LA. The least frequently observed position is behind the right pulmonary veins. No significant position change of esophagus motion from before to after the ablation procedure in the majority (≥95%) of the patients was observed.

• MeSH
• chirurgie s pomocí počítače metody   MeSH
• CT angiografie metody   MeSH
• ezofágus diagnostické zobrazování   MeSH
• fibrilace síní diagnóza   chirurgie   MeSH
• fluoroskopie metody   MeSH
• katetrizační ablace metody   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• převodní systém srdeční chirurgie   MeSH
• reprodukovatelnost výsledků MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• srdeční síně diagnostické zobrazování   MeSH
• zobrazování trojrozměrné metody   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH