ArticleNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2017
Effective contact and outcome after pulmonary vein isolation in novel circular multi-electrode atrial fibrillation ablation.
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- Arrhythmia-free survival and pulmonary vein reconnection patterns after second-generation cryoballoon and contact-force radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2018Trial
- Safety and Efficacy of Minimal- versus Zero-fluoroscopy Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter, Prospective Study.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2020Article
- The Impact of Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Devices on the Incidence and Prevention of Complications.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2018Review
- Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of the Current Status and Future Directions.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2017Review
- Ablation of atrial fibrillation: single-shot techniques poised to dominate rhythm control strategies/the future is here.Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Pulmonary vein isolation using multi-electrode radiofrequency vs conventional point-by-point radiofrequency ablation: A meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized studies.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
- Pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: Does ablation technique influence outcome?Indian heart journalArticle
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Abstract
introductionPulmonary vein (PV) reconnection is frequently the cause of recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after ablation. The second-generation gold multi-electrode ablation (Gold-MEA) catheter has a new design possibly resulting in improved lesion formation compared with its predecessor. We aimed to determine the association between effective radiofrequency applications with the Gold-MEA catheter and outcome after AF ablation.
methods50 consecutive patients with paroxysmal AF underwent Gold-MEA (PVAC GOLD
resultsMean age was 56 years. All PVs were acutely isolated with the Gold-MEA catheter. Procedure time was 111 ± 22 minutes, ablation time was 24 ± 6.7 minutes and fluoroscopy time was 20 ± 8.1 minutes. No procedure-related complications were observed. One year after ablation, 60 % of patients were still free of arrhythmia recurrences after a single PV isolation attempt. The number of transmural lesions was associated with arrhythmia-free survival: 25.0 % in <72 transmural lesions, 64.3 % in 72-108 transmural lesions and 71.4 % in >108 transmural lesions (p = 0.029).
conclusionPV isolation can be performed successfully with the Gold-MEA catheter, with a favourable safety profile. Transmurality of lesions was associated with ablation success and may improve AF ablation success.
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