Publications
Analysis of thermal effects from pulsed field ablation
Background
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has been described as non-thermal, but abundant data exist in oncology applications [1-3], and growing data are emerging in cardiology [4], highlighting that thermal effects are in fact present with PFA. The particular parameters (such as voltage, pulse gap...
Impact of ultra-short pauses between stacked lesions with and without active esophageal cooling
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Research reported in this abstract was supported by the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R44HL158375 (the content is solely the respo...
Abstract 14906: Impact of Time Between Stacked Lesions During Radiofrequency Atrial Ablation With Active Esophageal Cooling
Background: Active esophageal cooling during radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the left atrium (LA) has been shown to reduce esophageal injury. Although no atrioesophageal fistula has been reported in over 12 thousand uses to date, the first pericardio-esophageal fistula to occur despite cooling ...
An analysis of the influence of atrial wall thickness on the protective effects of proactive esophageal cooling during high-power short-duration radiofrequency ablation
Background
The use of proactive esophageal cooling using a dedicated cooling device during radiofrequency (RF) left atrial ablation has increased, with endoscopic studies showing reductions in esophageal lesions using medium power ablation settings. With no atrioesophageal fistula yet identified ...