Half-normal saline versus normal saline for irrigation of open-irrigated radiofrequency catheters in atrial fibrillation ablation.
Carola GianniG Joseph GallinghouseAmin Al-AhmadRodney P HortonShane M BaileyJ David BurkhardtMohamed A BassiounyBryan C MacDonaldAngel Quintero MayedoDomenico G Della RoccaSanghamitra MohantyChintan TrivediLuigi Di BiasePatrick M HranitzkyJavier E SanchezSanghamitra MohantyPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
In a mixed cohort of patients undergoing first-time AF ablation, irrigation of open-irrigated RF ablation catheters with HNS is associated with shorter RF times, with a comparably low rate of procedure-related complications. In the long term, there is no significant difference with respect to the recurrence of any atrial arrhythmia. Larger studies with a more homogeneous population are necessary to determine whether HNS improves clinical outcomes.
Keyphrases
- venous thromboembolism
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- direct oral anticoagulants
- minimally invasive
- left atrial appendage
- patients undergoing
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk factors
- water quality
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- ultrasound guided
- free survival