Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Pre-Shaped Nitinol Esophageal Deviator to Successfully Deflect the Esophagus and Ablate Left Atrium without Esophageal Temperature Rise during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation – The DEFLECT GUT study

Esophageal thermal injury is a feared complication of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for atrial fibrillation (AF). Rise in luminal esophageal temperature (LET) limits the ability to deliver RF energy on posterior wall of LA.

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 17, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Valay Parikh, Vijay Swarup, Jacob Hantla, Venkat Vuddanda, Tawseef Dar, Bharath Yarlagadda, Luigi Di Biase, Amin Al-Ahmad, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy Source Type: research