In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …

Catheter ablation is nowadays considered the treatment of choice for numerous cardiac
arrhythmias in different clinical scenarios. Fluoroscopy has traditionally been the primary …

Introduction Cryoablation therapy for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to treat paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation (PAF) is well established. A novel 28 mm cryoballoon system designed to operate …

Background Left atrial ablation to obtain pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for the treatment of
atrial fibrillation (AF) is a technologically intensive procedure utilizing innovative and …

Background Luminal esophageal temperature (LET) monitoring is not associated with
reduced esophageal injury following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Objective Detailed …

Background Proactive cooling with a novel cooling device has been shown to reduce
endoscopically identified thermal injury during radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment …

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice, represents
a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with an increasing prevalence. Pharmacologic …

Background Reflux-induced esophagitis might facilitate ablation-induced esophageal
lesions (ELs) following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), and these may progress to atrio …

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 …

In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …