Fluoroless catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a step-by-step workflow.
Andrés EnriquezAlejandro VelascoJuan Carlos DiazMouhannad SadekJose OsorioPaul ZeiJorge RomeroPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
Catheter ablation is an important therapeutic strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). While some critical steps of the procedure have traditionally relied on fluoroscopy, advances in electroanatomic mapping and the growing use of intracardiac echocardiography have made non-fluoroscopic AF ablation a reality. This hands-on review provides an overview on how to perform radiofrequency ablation of AF without the use of fluoroscopy, focusing on technical aspects, new technologies, and troubleshooting.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- radiofrequency ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- minimally invasive
- pulmonary hypertension
- electronic health record
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- venous thromboembolism
- high density
- mass spectrometry