Background— During left atrial (LA) catheter ablation, an atrioesophageal fistula can develop
as a result of thermal injury of the esophagus during ablation along the posterior LA. No in …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the anatomic relationship around the left
atrium (LA) and to provide clinical information to help avoid the risk of an atrio-esophageal …

… ) catheter ablation targeting the CTI is the optimal treatment for CTI-dependent AFL.6, 7
Despite high overall success rates, the ablation … Multidetector row-computed tomography (MDCT) …

… tomography (MSCT) integration is commonly used to guide radiofrequency catheter ablation
(… Before the ablation procedure, all MSCT data were analyzed on a dedicated workstation (…

… Eight patients (five in the CT-fluoro-guided therapy group) had undergone one prior catheter
ablation procedure for AF. A total of 32 patients (16 in the control group) had paroxysmal AF …

… The outcome of catheter ablation procedures of cardiac … ablation. Fusion of different imaging
modalities within one system may improve electroanatomic modeling and facilitate ablation …

… tomography (CT). METHODS: In this prospective study, 100 patients undergoing AF catheter
ablation … most of the regions of interest for AF catheter ablation. In addition, Carto was able …

… Our analysis of the regional WM of the LA revealed a diffuse hypokinesia of the LA in the
AF patients. This implied that the atrial function in paroxysmal AF might be globally involved …

… The effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on left atrial (LA) size, … analyses if
significant heterogeneity was found (I 2 > 50%) for any 1 of the outcomes. Sensitivity analyses …

… Bland-Altman analysis of measurements performed with multislice computed tomography
(MSCT) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in the anterior-posterior (AP) direction (left …