Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation associated silent cerebral emboli: a narrative review

J Zhang, S Li, C Sang, C Ma - Pacing and Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of silent cerebral emboli (SCE) associated with atrial fibrillation catheter
ablation (AFCA) is much higher than that of stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) …

Incidence and predictors of stroke and silent cerebral embolism following very high-power short-duration atrial fibrillation ablation

M Boga, FI Suhai, G Orbán, Z Salló, KV Nagy… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cerebral thrombo-embolism is a dreaded complication of pulmonary vein isolation
(PVI) for atrial fibrillation; its surrogate, silent cerebral embolism (SCE) can be detected by …

Pre-and post-procedural cardiac imaging (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) in electrophysiology: a clinical consensus statement of the …

T Deneke, V Kutyifa, G Hindricks, P Sommer… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Imaging using cardiac computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has
become an important option for anatomic and substrate delineation in complex atrial …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial fibrillation ablation using robotic magnetic navigation reduces the incidence of silent cerebral embolism

J Zheng, M Wang, Q Tang, F Xue, K Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The incidence of silent cerebral embolisms (SCEs) has been documented after
pulmonary vein isolation using different ablation technologies; however, it is unreported in …

[HTML][HTML] Estudo Randomizado Comparando a Ablação por Cateter com o PVAC Gold vs. Tratamento com Fármacos Antiarrítmicos em Pacientes Idosos com …

LCB Martins, CF Pisani, FK Dorfman… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Fundamento Não existem estudos randomizados comparando a manutenção do ritmo
sinusal após ablação por cateter (AC) em relação ao tratamento com fármacos …

[HTML][HTML] MRI pattern characterization of cerebral cardioembolic lesions following atrial fibrillation ablation

A Saglietto, E Bertello, M Barra, I Ferraro… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Recognizing etiology is essential for treatment and secondary prevention of
cerebral ischemic events. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pattern suggestive of an …

Microembolizations in the Arterial Cerebral Circulation during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Cryoballoon Technique Advantages and Neurocognitive Safety–Results of a …

D Erkapic, K Roussopoulos, M Aleksic, KF Weipert… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The significance of micro-embolic signals (MES) during atrial
fibrillation (AF) ablation is unclear. Previous studies had limitations, and cryoballoon (CB) …

[HTML][HTML] Neurocognitive function in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation

L Zwimpfer, S Aeschbacher, P Krisai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with cognitive dysfunction. However,
neurocognitive function in AF patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has not …

Analysis of Variables Associated with Positive Micro-Embolic Signals Detected by Transcranial Doppler in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Their Predictive Value for …

Y Xu, ZZ Dong, LJ Jiang, CX Zhang… - Risk Management and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study examined the factors associated with positive micro-embolic signals
(MES) on transcranial Doppler monitoring in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Silent cerebral infarcts following pulmonary vein isolation with different atrial fibrillation ablation techniques–incidence and risk factors

A Glowniak, A Tarkowski, M Janczarek… - Archives of Medical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Procedure (167.1 vs. 110.5 vs. 106.0 vs. 141.5 min, p< 0.001), fluoroscopy (22.7 vs.
15.9 vs. 16.3 vs. 15.3 min, p= 0.048) and LA dwell (101.5 vs. 53.9 vs. 56.0 vs. 97.0 min, p< …