Introduction Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the left atrium of the heart is increasingly used
to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). Unfortunately, inadvertent thermal injury to the esophagus can …

Introduction Proactive esophageal cooling reduces injury during radiofrequency (RF)
ablation of the left atrium (LA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). New catheters are …

Introduction Safety of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been established in clinical studies.
However, despite prevention efforts the incidence of damage to (peri)‐esophageal tissue …

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased exponentially in many developed
countries, including Australia and New Zealand. This Expert Position Statement on Catheter …

Cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is widely used for atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation. In realworld clinical practice, cryoballoon is used for left atrial (LA) roof ablation and …

Aims A few studies have reported the effect and safety of pulsed field ablation (PFA)
catheters for ablating atrial fibrillation (AF), which were mainly based on basket-shaped or …

Catheter ablation is a common procedure performed in patients with atrial fibrillation. While
some commonly known complications include perforation, thromboembolism, pericardial …

A 74-year-old male with prior history of arterial hypertension and overweight was scheduled
for percutaneous pulmonary vein (PV) isolation after the diagnosis of persistent atrial …

Introduction: Post-ablation chest pain is a common occurrence in patients after
radiofrequency (RF) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation for the treatment of atrial …

Figure 1. Pre-procedural CT images and cine images during cryoballoon ablation.(A) Three-
dimensional reconstructed LA image showed common anatomy of 4 PVs and (B) esophagus …