Ostial vs. wide area circumferential ablation guided by the Ablation Index in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Pedro A Sousa Sergio Barra Carolina Vila Chã Vaz SaleiroZiad KhoueiryLuis Adão João Primo Philippe Lagrange Ana Lebreiro Paulo Fonseca Mariana Pereira Luís Puga Bárbara Cecília Bessa Dos Santos Oliveiros PaivaLuís ElvasLino M Gonçalves

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

In paroxysmal AF patients treated with tailored AI-guided PVI, ostial circumferential ablation is not inferior to WACA with regard to acute PV reconnection, while allowing quicker procedures with less ablation time.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
radiofrequency ablation
heart failure
artificial intelligence
machine learning
percutaneous coronary intervention
intensive care unit
acute coronary syndrome
respiratory failure