Independent factors of low radiation dose during atrial fibrillation ablation with cryoballoon or radiofrequency: Results from the "Go for zero fluoroscopy" registry.
Matthieu GrasRodrigue GarciaVictor WaldmannVincent BergèreDavid DunckerTom De PotterLukas FiedlerFrancisco Moscoso CostaBor AntolicJedrzej KosiukPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2021)
This real-life study of fluoroscopy use during AF ablation provides new data about current practices across European countries. Technological advances and quality of the fluoroscopic environment were the main factors associated with lower radiation dose during AF ablation.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- healthcare
- primary care
- electronic health record
- quality improvement
- data analysis
- radiofrequency ablation
- left ventricular
- artificial intelligence