ABSTRACT
The cinefluoroscopic equipment includes the patient table and the C-arm, which allows for variable angulation of the X-ray beam. Biplane imaging provides simultaneous viewing of cardiac structures from different angles and can be useful in certain procedures, such as the transseptal puncture. The video system should consist of 1-2 monitors and have the ability to store cine images. Above the patient table, one monitor displays fluoroscopic images and another displays tracings from the physiologic recorder and hangs from a mounted movable ceiling bracket, allowing the physician manipulating catheters to achieve the optimal viewing angle (Figure 3.1). Given the amount of fluoroscopy used in prolonged ablations or device implantation procedures, reduced fluoroscopy intensity is generally used in the EP lab as compared to catheterization laboratories.
