High-power short-duration catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is it really a new era? Comparison between new and old radiofrequency contact force-sensing catheters.

Antonio Dello RussoLeonardo D'AngeloPaolo CompagnucciLaura CipollettaQuintino ParisiYari ValeriFrancesca CampanelliGiovanni VolpatoLaura CarboniGiuseppe CilibertiGiulia Emily StronatiAlessandro BarbarossaValentina La PiscopiaBarbara BondavalliFederico GuerraAndrea NataleMichela Casella

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)

DAP, dose area product; HPSD-TFSE, high-power short-duration with the TactiFlex™, Sensor Enabled™ catheter; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; RF, radiofrequency energy; SPLD-TCSE, standard-power long-duration ablation with the TactiCath, Sensor Enabled™ catheter.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
ultrasound guided
heart failure
left ventricular
acute coronary syndrome
mitral valve