Conclusion:
Transesophageal catheters can be used as an alternative to the reference catheter in the electrophysiology laboratory for provoking or terminating arrhythmias, understanding mechanism of arrhythmias or as an aid in mapping. To best our knowledge, it is the only case series in the literature where the transesophageal electrode is used as a reference catheter.
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