Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation without Esophageal Temperature Monitoring: Contact-Force Characteristics and Incidence of Esophageal Thermal Damage

Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation without Esophageal Temperature Monitoring: Contact-Force Characteristics and Incidence of Esophageal Thermal Damage

Esophageal thermal lesions following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF) potentially harbor lethal complications. Radiofrequency (RF)-PVI using contact force-technology can reduce collateral damage. We evaluated the incidence of endoscopically detected esophageal lesions (EDE...

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Main Authors: Stefan Hartl, Carsten auf der Heiden, Alexandru Bejinariu, Lukas Clasen, Anna Füting, Stephan vom Dahl, Tom Lüdde, Malte Kelm, Hisaki Makimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
contact force
ablation
pulmonary vein isolation
esophageal thermal lesion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/6917

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