Comparative study of strategies to prevent esophageal and periesophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation.

Barbara D de OliveiraHelena OyamaCarina A HardySissy L de MeloCristiano F PisaniMuhieddine Omar Chokr Conrado P BalboFrancisco C da Costa DarrieuxDenise T HachulDalton M ChavesEverson L de Almeida ArtifonIdágene A CestariPaulo SakaiMauricio I Scanavacca

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)

Esophageal cooling balloon strategy resulted in a higher RF power energy delivery when ablating at the LA posterior wall, using 8 mm nonirrigated tip catheters under temperature mode control. Despite that, patients presented a relatively low incidence of esophageal and periesophaeal injuries.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
prognostic factors
left atrial
direct oral anticoagulants
left ventricular
patient reported outcomes
radiofrequency ablation