Background Esophageal injury (EI) remains a concern when performing pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) using the high-power short-duration (HPSD) technique. Objective We aim to …

Background Thermolesions are a dangerous complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.
We aimed to assess the reasons for thermolesions and the effect of esophageal position on …

Background—It is common practice to empirically limit the radiofrequency (RF) power when
ablating the posterior left atrium during atrial fibrillation ablation to avoid thermal injury to the …

Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective
treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aims to investigate the …

Introduction Esophageal injury during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is a life‐threatening
complication. We sought to measure the association of esophageal temperature attenuation …

Background High-power, short-duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in the
treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) facilitates the procedure and improve effectiveness; …

Background Esophageal thermal injury (ETI) is a known and potentially serious complication
of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. We intended to evaluate the distance between the …

Background Endoscopically detected esophageal lesions (EDELs) have been identified in
apparently asymptomatic patients after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). The use of …

Background The incidence of endoscopically detected esophageal lesions after pulmonary
vein isolation (PVI) is as high as 18%. Intraesophageal temperature rise (ITR) during …

Objectives This study sought to investigate the safety profile of a novel ablation index–
guided high-power short-duration (AI-HP) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in terms of …