Durable lesion formation while avoiding esophageal injury during ablation of atrial fibrillation: Lessons learned from late gadolinium MR imaging.
Mihail G CheluAlan K MorrisEugene G KholmovskiJordan B KingGagandeep KaurMichelle A SilverJoshua E CatesFrederick T HanNassir F MarrouchePublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
Left atrial short duration ablation lesions with a CF greater than 12 g are more likely to be associated with permanent lesion formation. Ablating on top of the esophagus, CF less than 15 g would help minimize esophageal wall injury.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- cystic fibrosis
- left atrial appendage
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- contrast enhanced
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- radiofrequency ablation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- magnetic resonance
- venous thromboembolism