Silent cerebral lesions and cognitive function after pulmonary vein isolation with an irrigated gold-tip catheter: REDUCE-TE Pilot study.

Boris SchmidtGábor SzéplakiBela MerkelyJosef KautznerVincent van DrielFelix BourierMalte KunissAlan BulavaGeorg NölkerMuchtiar KhanThorsten LewalterNorbert KleinBeate WenzelJulian Kr ChunDipen C Shah

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)

Ablation of AF using a novel gold-tip, externally irrigated ablation catheter, resulted in SCLs in approximately one out of 10 patients without a measurable effect on neurocognitive function.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
ultrasound guided
bipolar disorder
radiofrequency ablation
blood brain barrier
cerebral blood flow