Three-year outcomes and reconnection patterns after initial contact force guided pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Girish M NairColin YeoZachary MacDonaldMark P AinslieWael A AlqarawiPablo B NeryCalum J RedpathMouhannad SadekStewart SpenceMartin S GreenDavid H BirniePublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)
A greater propensity for reconnection was noted around the right sided PV segments in both the CF and non-CF groups. The explanation for this finding was related to greater catheter instability around the right sided veins. Further research is needed to explore the utility of a "real-time" composite indicator that includes RF energy, CF and catheter stability in predicting transmural lesion formation during catheter ablation.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- cystic fibrosis
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- ultrasound guided
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- single molecule
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- inferior vena cava
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- metabolic syndrome
- drug induced
- skeletal muscle