Esophageal temperature management during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Joshua SinkKiran NimmagaddaManyun ZhaoAdin-Cristian AndreiHawkins GayRachel M KaplanXu GaoAnna PfennigerKaustubha D PatilRishi AroraSusan S KimAlexandru B ChicosAlbert C LinRod S PassmanBradley P KnightNishant Verma

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)

Use of a luminal heat exchange tube for esophageal warming during CBA for AF was paradoxically associated with a higher risk of ETI.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
radiofrequency ablation
percutaneous coronary intervention
heat stress
acute coronary syndrome