A standardized stepwise zero-fluoroscopy approach with transesophageal echocardiography guidance for atrial fibrillation ablation.

Giulio FalasconiDiego PenelaDavid Soto-IglesiasBeatriz JáureguiAlfredo ChaucaRodolfo San AntonioAugusto OrdoñezCheryl TeresJose Miguel CarreñoClaudia SchererDaniel ViverosMarina HuguetJose TorresPedro VergaraGiuliana MaldonadoAlejandro PanaroOscar CámaraAntonio Berruezo

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)

This is the largest study proving procedural feasibility, safety, and efficacy of TEE-guided AF-ablation with a complete or near-complete avoidance of radiological exposure, without using intracardiac echocardiography.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
left ventricular
left atrial
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
radiofrequency ablation
percutaneous coronary intervention
mitral valve
coronary artery disease