Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a novel preshaped 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 for atrial fibrillation (AF). Rise in luminal esophageal temperature (LET) limits the ability to deliver radiofrequency energy on the posterior wall of the left atrium.

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