ReviewJournal of atrial fibrillation
Intracardiac Echocardiography in Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: It Is Better to See What You Are Doing?
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 NCT07014423 (The Added Value of Three-dimensional Electroanatomic Mapping For Accurate Delivery Of Pulsed Field Ablation In The Pulmonary Veins Compared To Pulsed Field Ablation With Fluoroscopy And/Or Intracardiac Echocardiography Alone In The Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Added Value of Three-dimensional Electroanatomic Mapping For Accurate Delivery Of Pulsed Field Ablation In The Pulmonary Veins Compared To Pulsed Field Ablation With Fluoroscopy And/Or Intracardiac Echocardiography Alone In The Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation: MAP-PFA Study
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The use of intracardiac echocardiography catheters in endocardial ablation of cardiac arrhythmia: Meta-analysis of efficiency, effectiveness, and safety outcomes.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2020Pooled it
- Transseptal Access to the Left Atrium: Tips and Tricks to Keep it Safe Derived from Single Operator Experience and Review of the Literature.Current cardiology reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in atrial fibrillation ablation: insights from the real-world experience registry.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025Article
- Visualization of Real-Time Esophageal Location Using Intracardiac Echocardiography on a Three-Dimensional Mapping System: Comparison of Esophageal Location Using Preoperative Computed Tomography and Investigation of Predictors for Esophageal Movement During Catheter Ablation.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Robotic Systems in Cardiovascular Interventions: Evolving Platforms and the Path Forward.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2025Review
- Overcoming NOAC-resistant left atrial appendage thrombus in atrial fibrillation: clinical gaps and therapeutic insights.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Long-term Outcome of Cryoballoon Ablation in Korean Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Real-World Experience From the Cryo Global Registry.Korean circulation journal · 2024Article
- Differences in outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation with versus without intracardiac echocardiography.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2022Article
- Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation complications in obese and diabetic patients: Insights from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2005-2013.Clinical cardiology · 2021Article
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Current advanced technology allows the accurate three-dimensional reconstruction of cardiac structures using multiple images from two-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). This technology is applicable to atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and provides real-time anatomical information on relevant atrial structures and myocardial thickness as well as suitable sites for transseptal puncture. ICE allows radiofrequency to be delivered away from structures resistant to ablation and the monitoring of possible complications during AF ablation. Visualization of the inside of both atria during the procedure may contribute to safe and effective AF ablation. The purpose of this review was to elucidate the utility of ICE in AF ablation.
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