Role of contact force sensing in catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias: evolution or history repeating itself?
N Ariyarathna, S Kumar, SP Thomas… - Clinical …, 2018 - jacc.org
Adequate catheter-tissue contact facilitates efficient heat energy transfer to target tissue.
Tissue contact is thus critical to achieving lesion transmurality and success of …
Tissue contact is thus critical to achieving lesion transmurality and success of …
Evaluation of a strategy aiming to enclose the pulmonary veins with contiguous and optimized radiofrequency lesions in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a pilot study
P Taghji, M El Haddad, T Phlips, M Wolf… - JACC: Clinical …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the safety and the acute and 1 year outcomes of an
ablation protocol aiming to enclose the PV with a contiguous and optimized RF circle by …
ablation protocol aiming to enclose the PV with a contiguous and optimized RF circle by …
Use of ablation index-guided ablation results in high rates of durable pulmonary vein isolation and freedom from arrhythmia in persistent atrial fibrillation patients: the …
A Hussein, M Das, S Riva, M Morgan… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with less
favorable outcomes than for paroxysmal AF. Substrate modification is often added to …
favorable outcomes than for paroxysmal AF. Substrate modification is often added to …
High‐power short‐duration versus standard radiofrequency ablation: insights on lesion metrics
F Bourier, J Duchateau, K Vlachos… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Radiofrequency (RF) lesion metrics are influenced by underlying parameters
like RF power, duration, and contact force (CF), and utilization of lesion metric indices …
like RF power, duration, and contact force (CF), and utilization of lesion metric indices …
Atrial fibrillation ablation using very short duration 50 W ablations and contact force sensing catheters
RA Winkle, R Moskovitz, R Hardwin Mead… - Journal of Interventional …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The optimal radiofrequency (RF) power and lesion duration using contact force
(CF) sensing catheters for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation are unknown. We evaluate 50 W RF …
(CF) sensing catheters for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation are unknown. We evaluate 50 W RF …
Contact force sensing for ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized, multicenter trial
S Conti, R Weerasooriya, P Novak, J Champagne… - Heart Rhythm, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Impact of contact force sensing (CFS) on ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation
(PeAF) is unknown. Objective The purpose of the TOUCH AF (Therapeutic Outcomes Using …
(PeAF) is unknown. Objective The purpose of the TOUCH AF (Therapeutic Outcomes Using …
Safety and efficiency of porous-tip contact-force catheter for drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: results from the SMART SF trial
LA Chinitz, DP Melby, FE Marchlinski… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF Catheter is a new contact-force (CF)-
sensing catheter with 56-hole porous tip designed for improved cooling and reduced fluid …
sensing catheter with 56-hole porous tip designed for improved cooling and reduced fluid …
[HTML][HTML] Prospective evaluation of lesion index-guided pulmonary vein isolation technique in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 1-year follow-up.
L De Mattia, M Crosato, S Indiani, E Causin… - Journal of Atrial …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods and Results The study prospectively enrolled 28 consecutive patients with PAF
undergoing PVI with a CF sensing catheter (TactiCathTM, Abbott). LSI-guided ablation target …
undergoing PVI with a CF sensing catheter (TactiCathTM, Abbott). LSI-guided ablation target …
Less pulmonary vein reconnection at redo procedures following radiofrequency point-by-point antral pulmonary vein isolation with the use of contemporary catheter …
G Sandorfi, M Rodriguez-Mañero, J Saenen… - JACC: Clinical …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study investigated whether real-world use of contemporary technologies
changed pulmonary vein (PV) reconnection and redo pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) …
changed pulmonary vein (PV) reconnection and redo pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) …
[PDF][PDF] Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: current status, techniques, outcomes and challengesCatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: current status, techniques …
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common human arrhythmia. Interventional treatment with
catheter ablation is an established technique that is increasingly applied and has become …
catheter ablation is an established technique that is increasingly applied and has become …