ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2016
Clinical utility of automated ablation lesion tagging based on catheter stability information (VisiTag Module of the CARTO 3 System) with contact force-time integral during pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
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- The modified ablation index: a novel determinant of acute pulmonary vein reconnections after pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2019Article
- How is Contact Force implemented in routine clinical practice? Results from a French National and Monaco Survey.Journal of arrhythmia · 2019Article
- Gains in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using a Standardized Workflow to Optimize Contact Force Technologies.Journal of atrial fibrillation · 2018Article
- Influence of balloon temperature and time to pulmonary vein isolation on acute pulmonary vein reconnection and clinical outcomes after cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2018Article
- Comparison of the efficacy between impedance-guided and contact force-guided atrial fibrillation ablation using an automated annotation system.Journal of arrhythmia · 2018Article
- High-voltage zones within the pulmonary vein antra: Major determinants of acute pulmonary vein reconnections after atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2017Article
- Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: Achieving permanent pulmonary vein isolation by point-by-point radiofrequency lesions.World journal of cardiology · 2017Review
- Mechanistic Insights Into Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation Achieved by Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe clinical utility of an automated lesion tagging module based on catheter stability information (VisiTag) with the CARTO system during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation remains to be established. We investigated whether VisiTag-guided extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation (EEPVI) produces durable lesions.
methodsThe study involved 54 patients undergoing EEPVI for paroxysmal AF. We performed EEPVI guided by the module-generated ablation tags, i.e., "VisiTags," which are point-by-point ablation tags placed on 3D maps. The patients were divided into two groups: those treated under a moderate catheter stability VisiTag setting, i.e., a 3-mm distance limit for at least 5 s and a minimum contact force (CF) of 8 g over 25 % of the set time period with a target force-time integral (FTI) ≥300 g*s (n = 27), and those treated under a strict catheter stability setting, i.e., a 3-mm distance limit for at least 10 s and a minimum CF of 10 g over 50 % of the set time period with a target FTI ≥400 g*s (n = 27).
resultsAfter EEPVI, adenosine triphosphate-provoked dormant PV conduction was observed in six (22 %) patients in the moderate catheter stability group and in one (4 %) patient in the strict catheter stability group (p = 0.1003); the 12.9-month success rate was 81 % in both groups.
conclusionsThe strict catheter stability setting for automated lesion tagging together with a target FTI of >400 g*s, vs. the moderate catheter stability setting with a target FTI of >300 g*s, produces less frequent ATP-provoked PV conduction and yields a comparably high mid-term success rate.
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