Relationship between the ablation index, lesion formation, and incidence of steam pops.

Hitoshi MoriRitsushi KatoNaokata SumitomoYoshifumi IkedaKoji GotoSayaka TanakaSo AsanoMai TaharaTakahiko NagaseShiro IwanagaToshihiro MuramatsuKazuo Matsumoto

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2019)

The AI cannot predict steam pops. A low power and long duration ablation could obtain a high AI value. However, high-power ablation could not obtain a high AI value because of an early occurrence of steam pops.

Keyphrases

artificial intelligence
machine learning
atrial fibrillation