Atrial Fibrillation: JACC Council Perspectives
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly prevalent arrhythmia; its pathophysiology and
progression are well studied. Stroke and bleeding risk models have been created and …
progression are well studied. Stroke and bleeding risk models have been created and …
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 …
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 …
Very high-power short-duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation utilizing a very-close protocol—the FAST AND FURIOUS PVI study
CH Heeger, M Sano, SȘ Popescu, B Subin, M Feher… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims The very high-power short-duration (vHP-SD) radiofrequency (RF) ablation concept of
atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) aims for safer, more …
atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) aims for safer, more …
Radiofrequency versus cryoballoon catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: durability of pulmonary vein isolation and effect on atrial fibrillation burden: the …
SK Sørensen, A Johannessen, R Worck… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation is
presumably caused by failure to achieve durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). The …
presumably caused by failure to achieve durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). The …
Characteristics of esophageal injury in ablation of atrial fibrillation using a high-power short-duration setting
T Kaneshiro, M Kamioka, N Hijioka… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The mechanism of esophageal thermal injury (ETI; esophageal mucosal injury
and periesophageal nerve injury leading to gastric hypomotility) remains unknown when …
and periesophageal nerve injury leading to gastric hypomotility) remains unknown when …
A multicentered evaluation of ablation at higher power guided by ablation index: establishing ablation targets for pulmonary vein isolation
G Dhillon, S Ahsan, S Honarbakhsh… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using high power delivered by SmartTouch
Surround Flow (STSF) catheters guided by ablation index (AI) was evaluated in a …
Surround Flow (STSF) catheters guided by ablation index (AI) was evaluated in a …
[HTML][HTML] Very high-power short-duration temperature-controlled ablation versus conventional power-controlled ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: The fast and …
RR Tilz, M Sano, J Vogler, T Fink, R Saraei… - IJC Heart & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment provides effective and
durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and is associated with encouraging clinical outcome …
durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and is associated with encouraging clinical outcome …
High‐power application is associated with shorter procedure time and higher rate of first‐pass pulmonary vein isolation in ablation index‐guided atrial fibrillation …
H Okamatsu, J Koyama, Y Sakai… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Backgrounds Ablation index (AI) is useful to complete circumferential pulmonary vein
isolation (CPVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the role of radiofrequency power in AI‐guided …
isolation (CPVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the role of radiofrequency power in AI‐guided …
Personalized paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation by tailoring ablation index to the left atrial wall thickness: the 'Ablate by-LAW'single-centre study—a pilot study
C Teres, D Soto-Iglesias, D Penela, B Jáuregui… - EP …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims To determine if adapting the ablation index (AI) to the left atrial wall thickness (LAWT),
which is a determinant of lesion transmurality, is feasible, effective, and safe during …
which is a determinant of lesion transmurality, is feasible, effective, and safe during …