Ablation Index as a predictor of long-term efficacy in premature ventricular complex ablation: a regional target value analysis.

Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) effectiveness in atrial tachyarrhythmias correlates with lesion transmurality. Ablation Index (AI) is an index incorporating contact force, time, and RF power simultaneously, able to predict lesion size and outcomes in atrial fibrillation RFCA.

Source: Heart Rhythm - January 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michela Casella, Alessio Gasperetti, Carola Gianni, Giulio Zucchelli, Pasquale Notarstefano, Amin Al-Ahmad, J.David Burkhardt, Ezio Soldati, Domenico Della Rocca, Valentina Catto, Benedetta Majocchi, Corrado Carbucicchio, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Antonio D Source Type: research