The impact of steerable sheaths on unblinded contact force during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Marc William DeyellGlen WenZachary LaksmanMatthew T BennettSantabhanu ChakrabartiJohn A Yeung-Lai-WahAndrew D KrahnJason G Andrade

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)

Even with contemporary contact force targets, steerable sheath use in AF ablation is associated with better average and maximum contact force and increased stability in comparison to fixed-curve sheaths.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
single molecule
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
venous thromboembolism
mitral valve
clinical evaluation