Posterior wall isolation via a multi-electrode radiofrequency balloon catheter: feasibility, technical considerations, endoscopic findings and comparison with cryoballoon technologies.

Alvise Del MonteGian Battista ChierchiaDomenico Giovanni Della RoccaLuigi PannoneAntonio SorgenteGezim BalaCinzia MonacoSahar MouramLucio Capulzini CremoniniCharles AudiatJoke PraetRobbert RamakIngrid OvereinderErwin StrökerJuan SieiraMark La MeirPedro BrugadaAndrea SarkozyCarlo de AsmundisAlexandre Almorad

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)

RF balloon-based PW isolation was safe and promoted shorter procedure times compared to similar cryoballoon-based ablation procedures.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
radiofrequency ablation
ultrasound guided
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
minimally invasive
carbon nanotubes
solid state