ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2014
Contact force mapping during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: procedural data and one-year follow-up.
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- Impact of contact force technology on reducing the recurrence and major complications of atrial fibrillation ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2017Pooled it
- Contact force-guided catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2016Pooled it
- Impact of Contact Force Technology on Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2015Pooled it
- The importance of catheter stability evaluated by Visitag(TM) during pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2016Trial
- Beyond contact: troponin and the case for ablation index-guided AF ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Understanding Lesion Creation Biophysics and Improved Lesion Assessment during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. The Perfect Combination to Achieve Durable Lesions in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
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- The Impact of Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Devices on the Incidence and Prevention of Complications.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2018Review
- Fluoroscopy integrating technology in a 3D mapping system during ablation of atrial arrhythmias: first experiences.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2018Article
- MEMS-Based Flexible Force Sensor for Tri-Axial Catheter Contact Force Measurement.Journal of microelectromechanical systems : a joint IEEE and ASME publication on microstructures, microactuators, microsensors, and microsystems · 2017Article
- Staged hybrid ablation for persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation effectively restores sinus rhythm in long-term observation.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2017Article
- Clinical experience with contact-force and flexible-tip ablation catheter designs.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2016Article
- Atrial rhythm influences catheter tissue contact during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: comparison of contact force between sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation.Heart and vessels · 2016Article
- Reduced residual conduction gaps and favourable outcome in contact force-guided circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2016Article
- Contact forces during hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation: an in vitro evaluation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2016Article
- The 4q25, 1q21, and 16q22 polymorphisms and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2016Article
- Superior efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation with online contact force measurement persists after the learning period: a prospective case control study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2015Article
- Connexin and fibrosis related microRNAs in complex fractionated atrial electrograms.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2015Article
- First evidence of clinical benefit of robotically driven catheter ablation or an outlayer?Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE · 2014Article
- Radiation Dose is Significantly Reduced by Use of Contact Force Sensing Catheter During Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation.Journal of atrial fibrillationReview
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Abstract
introductionPulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the state-of-the-art treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Pulmonary vein reconnection is one of the main mechanisms of AF recurrence after ablation. Catheter-tissue contact is essential for effective ablation lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of catheter contact monitoring during PVI on AF recurrence rate. MATERIAL AND
methodsOne hundred and forty-three patients who underwent PVI were analysed. In 31 patients, PVI was performed by monitoring the catheter-tissue contact with a contact force (CF) sensing catheter. One hundred and twelve patients in whom conventional PVI was performed without CF information served as the control group. Procedural data and recurrence rate within 12-month follow-up were compared.
resultsA significant reduction in procedure duration was seen in the CF mapping group (128.4 ±29 min vs. 157.7 ±30.8 min, p = 0.001). Complete pulmonary vein isolation was achieved in 100% of the patients. Rate of AF recurrence within 12 months after ablation was significantly lower in the contact force group (16.1%) when compared to the standard ablation group (36.6%) (p = 0.031).
conclusionsPulmonary vein isolation with the use of contact force information results in a shorter procedure duration and a lower rate of AF recurrence after 12 months compared to conventional PVI without this information. Catheter-tissue contact monitoring may have a beneficial effect on mid-term and long-term results of PVI procedures.
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