Effect of esophageal cooling on ablation lesion formation in the left atrium: Insights from Ablation Index data in the IMPACT trial and clinical outcomes.

Christos KontogiannisZaki AkhtarAhmed I ElbatranAbhay BajpaiAnthony LiMark NormanRiyaz KabaManav SohalZia ZuberiMark M Gallaghernull null

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)

Esophageal cooling has been shown to be effective in reducing ablation-related thermal injury during RF ablation. This protection does not compromise standard procedural endpoints or clinical success at 12 months.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
radiofrequency ablation
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
atrial fibrillation
electronic health record
machine learning
coronary artery
inferior vena cava
big data
vena cava
pulmonary arterial hypertension
double blind