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Impact of open-irrigated radiofrequency catheter with contact force measurement on the efficacy and safety of atrial fibrillation ablation: a single-center direct comparison.

Simon SchlöglKlaudia Stella SchlöglPhilipp BengelLeonard BergauHelge HaarmannEva RasenackGerd HasenfussMarkus Zabel
Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
In our study, the AT/AF recurrence rate and pulmonary vein reconnection rate is lower after CF PVI with a similar complication rate but lower total procedure time and total fluoroscopy time compared to non-CF PVI.
Keyphrases
  • catheter ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cystic fibrosis
  • left atrial
  • minimally invasive
  • heart failure
  • oral anticoagulants
  • radiofrequency ablation
  • clinical evaluation