Immediate discontinuation of ablation during pulmonary vein isolation remarkably decreases the incidence of esophageal thermal lesions even when using steerable sheaths

Immediate discontinuation of ablation during pulmonary vein isolation remarkably decreases the incidence of esophageal thermal lesions even when using steerable sheaths

Background: Left atrial–esophageal fistulas (LAEFs) are serious complications with high mortality after atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation (AFRA). Decreasing the incidence of esophageal thermal lesions (EsoTLs) that may lead to LAEFs is important. The aim of this study was to suppress EsoTL...

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Main Authors: Norikazu Watanabe, Yuta Chiba, Yoshimi Onishi, Shiro Kawasaki, Yumi Munetsugu, Yoshimasa Onuma, Hiroyuki Itou, Tatsuya Onuki, Yoshino Minoura, Taro Adachi, Mitsuharu Kawamura, Taku Asano, Kaoru Tanno, Yutarou Kubota, Kazuo Konishi, Youichi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation ablation
Esophageal monitoring
Esophageal thermal lesion
Steerable sheath
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427616300394

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