Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using Ablation Index guided High Power (50W) for pulmonary vein isolation: with or without esophageal temperature probe?

High-power short-duration ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in treating atrial fibrillation (AF) has been shown to facilitate the procedure and improve the effectiveness; however, esophageal injury remains one safety concern.

Source: Heart Rhythm - May 24, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shaojie Chen, Boris Schmidt, Alexander Seegeer, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, Franziska Willems, Lukas Urbanek, Christina Throm, Athanasios Konstantinou, Karin Plank, Max Hilbert, Simone Zanchi, Lorenzo Bianchini, Fabrizio Bologna, Nikolaos Tsianakas, Source Type: research