Value of High-output Pace-mapping of the Right Phrenic Nerve for Enabling Safe Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from Three-dimensional CT Segmentation.
Fabien SquaraGregory E SuppleIoan LiubaMichal WasiakErica S ZadoBenoit DesjardinsFrancis E MarchlinskiPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
This data emphasize the utility of high output pace-mapping of the RPN. Non-capture at 50mA/2ms demonstrated very high specificity for predicting a distance to the RPN >10mm, ensuring safe radiofrequency delivery.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- catheter ablation
- mass spectrometry
- heart failure
- computed tomography
- ms ms
- electronic health record
- big data
- coronary artery disease
- image quality
- left atrial appendage
- venous thromboembolism
- contrast enhanced
- artificial intelligence
- data analysis
- dual energy
- structural basis