The low acute effectiveness of a high-power short duration radiofrequency current application technique in pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
Ekrem UecerCarsten JungbauerChristian HauckManuel KaufmannFlorian PoschenriederLars MaierSabine FredersdorfPublished in: Cardiology journal (2020)
Pulmonary vein isolation with high power for 6-10 s is feasible and shortens the procedure and ablation duration. However, acute effectiveness of the HPSD seems to be lower than expected. Further studies combining other ablation parameters are needed to improve this promising technique.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- left atrial
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- left atrial appendage
- radiofrequency ablation
- heart failure
- minimally invasive
- direct oral anticoagulants
- oral anticoagulants
- hepatitis b virus
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- intensive care unit
- ultrasound guided
- mitral valve
- left ventricular