Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Support Group
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begin after electricity generated in the atria by the sinoatrial node spread through the heart and cause contraction of the heart muscle and pumping of blood.
What is this? Does it hurt? Is it like a TEE?
ICE +tequilla=margarita! Sorry, I don't have an answer.
Intracardiac echocardiography is an imaging technique that uses a catheter with an ultrasound transducer to obtain images of the heart from within.
The margarita does sound better though!
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AF = atrial fibrillation
ASD = atrial septal defect
CS = coronary sinus
CT = computed tomography
FO = fossa ovalis
ICE = intracardiac echocardiography
LA = left atrium/atrial
LAA = left atrial appendage
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
PFO = patent foramen ovale
PV = pulmonary vein
RA = right atrium/atrial
RF = radiofrequency
TEE = transesophageal echocardiography
TSP = transseptal puncture
TTE = transthoracic echocardiography
Thanks , so this is one of the catheters they put into your groin?
Let me tell you, if there 2 things I don't like getting messed with, it's my heart and my groin.