Incidence and Predictors of Thermal Oesophageal and Vagus Nerve Injuries in Ablation Index Guided HPSD Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Study.
Charlotte WolffKatharina LangenhanMarc WolffElena EfimovaMarkus ZachäusAngeliki DarmaBorislav DinovTimm SeewösterSotirios NediosLivio BertagnolliJan WolffIngo PaetschCosima JahnkeAndreas BollmannGerhard HindricksKerstin BodeUlrich HalmArash AryaPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
The low thermal lesion's rate (7.6%) during Ablation Index guided HPSD ablation for atrial fibrillation is noteworthy. Machine learning based ablation data analysis identified several potential predictors of thermal injuries. The correlation between machine learning output and injury development suggests the potential for a clinical tool to enhance procedural safety.