Introduction The use of esophageal temperature monitoring (ETM) for the prevention of
esophageal injury during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is often advocated. However …

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

Background Even with the use of a reduced energy setting (20–25 W), excessive transmural
injury (ETI) following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is reported to develop in 10 …

Background Thermal injury to the esophagus is a known complication of ablation for atrial
fibrillation (AF) and accounts for most procedure-related mortality. Thermal protection of the …

Background The prevention of esophageal thermal injury (ETI) during atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation is still a challenge and the optimal luminal esophageal temperature (LET) strategy …

Background Esophageal luminal temperature monitoring is a commonly used strategy to
reduce esophageal thermal injury in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib). Objectives …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation can lead to oesophageal thermal injuries (ETI).
These are thought to be the precursor of the much rarer but frequently fatal atrio …

Background—Luminal esophageal temperature (LET) monitoring is one strategy to minimize
esophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation procedures. However, esophageal …

Introduction Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) may lead to collateral damage to the
esophagus. We tested the hypothesis that luminal esophageal temperature (LET)-guided …

Single vs Multi‐Sensor ETM in AF Ablation Background Radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the
posterior left atrium has risk of thermal injury to the adjacent esophagus. Increased …