ReviewJournal of atrial fibrillation
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Without Radiation Exposure Using A 3D Mapping System.
Review in Journal of atrial fibrillation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03458273 (Multi-center, Observational, Retrospective Comparison of the Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of Real Zero Fluoroscopy Versus Conventional Fluoroscopic Catheter Ablation With and Without 3D System Support), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Multi-center, Observational, Retrospective Comparison of the Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of Real Zero Fluoroscopy Versus Conventional Fluoroscopic Catheter Ablation With and Without 3D System Support: Propensity Matched Study
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Initial experience with zero-fluoroscopy pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation: single-center observational trial.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Three-dimensional-guided and ICE-guided transseptal puncture for cardiac ablations: A propensity score match study.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2023Observational
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- High-density Mapping Guided Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation - Two-year clinical outcome of a single center experience.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Transcatheter ablation procedures have been traditionally performed under fluoroscopic guidance. However, x-ray exposure is afflicted by the risk of developing malignancies as well as other deterministic effects of radiation. For this reason, radiation doses in the interventional laboratory should be reduced "As Low As Reasonably Achievable", with respect to the safety of the patients and the medical staff. This is of utmost importance in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablations, which are usually lengthy procedures. With the improvement of technology, the development of additional imaging tools and the widespread of 3D electroanatomic mapping systems (EAM), near-zero fluoroscopy AF ablation procedure is becoming a reality, limiting fluoroscopy use mainly to guide transseptal puncture. In the present paper we reviewed the risks to health related to x-ray exposure and we discussed the current state of knowledge of catheter ablation of AF without fluoroscopy in the 3D EAM system era.
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