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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation

Strategies to Improve Safety and Efficacy of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using Electrode Multipolar Phased RF PVAC™ Catheter: a Case Report.

Fabio Dorfman, Cristiano Dietrich, Paulo Costa, Evandro Sbaraini, Rafael Abt, Dalmo Moreira, Cézar Mesas

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fabio DorfmanInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Cristiano DietrichInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Paulo CostaInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Evandro SbarainiInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Rafael AbtInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Dalmo MoreiraInstituto de Cardiologia e Ritmologia de São Paulo, ICRESP, Mogi das Cruzes University, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Cézar MesasLondrina State University, Londrina, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Londrina · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phased radiofrequency ablation with a single catheter technique, using a 9-electrode circumferential catheter, is a viable approach to pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. However, creating effective transmural lesions with such technique, while avoiding serious complications like atrioesophageal fistula, can be difficult. This case illustrates a challenging scenario, where catheter maneuvers fail to allow safe radiofrequency delivery, due to esophageal temperature rise, despite extensive navigating maneuvers. Changing the bipolar-to-unipolar ratio of energy delivery, from 2:1 to 4:1, allowed the creation of effective lesions, avoiding excessive increase in esophageal temperature.

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AblationMultipolarPhasedPVAC

Identifiers

PMID28496936
PMCPMC5368556
OpenAlexW2774402564

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