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Forging ahead: Update on radiofrequency ablation technology and techniques.

Amneet SandhuDuy T Nguyen
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
Innovations in radiofrequency (RF) ablation and nonablative techniques have led to significant advances in addressing complex arrhythmogenic substrates for a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Anatomical challenges, deep substrate, and mid-myocardial locations may pose difficulties and decrease success rates using routine methods. In this review, we provide an update on novel RF technology and techniques including (a) high-power, low-duration ablation, (b) ablation facilitated by low-ionic irrigant, and (c) bipolar ablation. In addition, we review emerging technologies including electroporation, needle catheter ablation, and ablation with the lattice catheter.
Keyphrases
  • catheter ablation
  • radiofrequency ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • left atrial
  • left atrial appendage
  • left ventricular
  • ultrasound guided
  • heart failure
  • bipolar disorder
  • ionic liquid