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ReviewWorld journal of cardiology2017

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: Achieving permanent pulmonary vein isolation by point-by-point radiofrequency lesions.

Alonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda

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Review in World journal of cardiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Analysis of Contact Stability and Contact Safety of a Robotic Intravascular Cardiac Catheter under Blood Flow Disturbances.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2020
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  4. Contact Stability Analysis of Magnetically-Actuated Robotic Catheter Under Surface Motion.IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation : ICRA : [proceedings]. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alonso PedroteAlonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Juan AcostaAlonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Beatriz Jáuregui-GarridoAlonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Manuel Frutos-LópezAlonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Eduardo Arana-RuedaAlonso Pedrote, Juan Acosta, Beatriz Jáuregui-Garrido, Manuel Frutos-López, Eduardo Arana-Rueda, Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary vein isolation by point-by-point radiofrequency catheter ablation constitutes the cornerstone of catheter ablation strategies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. However, despite advances in pulmonary vein isolation ablation strategies, long-term success rates after ablation remain suboptimal, which highlights the need to develop techniques to achieve more durable lesions. Strategies proposed to improve the durability of pulmonary vein isolation can be divided into two groups: Those addressed to improving the quality of the lesion and those that optimize the detection of acute PV reconnection during the ablation procedure. This manuscript reviews the role and potential benefits of these techniques according to current clinical evidence.

Indexed as

Atrial fibrillationContact forceLesion durabilityPulmonary vein isolationPulmonary vein reconnection

Identifiers

PMID28400919
PMCPMC5368672
OpenAlexW2600513107

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