Novel "red-bull sign" during cavotricuspid isthmus ablation: Indication of an ablation catheter stuck in the subeustachian pouch.

Moyuru HirataKoichi NagashimaRyuta WatanabeYuji WakamatsuNaoto OtsukaSatoshi HayashidaShu HirataMasanaru SawadaSayaka KurokawaYasuo Okumura

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2022)

Real-time surface temperature monitoring and a red-bull sign might be useful to detect the SEP. A temperature-controlled CTI ablation with the QDOT MICRO catheter might be safe for avoiding steam pops.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
catheter ablation
ultrasound guided
atrial fibrillation