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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023

A Pilot Trial to Compare the Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Versus Laser Energy with Rapid Ablation Mode.

Sönke Schildt, Sabine Fredersdorf, Carsten G Jungbauer, Christian Hauck, Daniel Tarnowski, Kurt Debl, Stefan Neef, Christian Schach, Samuel Sossalla, Lars S Maier and 1 more

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. 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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Sönke SchildtInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Sabine FredersdorfInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Carsten G JungbauerInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Christian HauckInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Daniel TarnowskiInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Kurt DeblInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Stefan NeefInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Christian SchachInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9560-4015
Samuel SossallaInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8034-2673
Lars S MaierInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Ekrem ÜçerInternal Medicine II, Cardiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
University Hospital Regensburg · DE

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Abstract

backgroundPulmonary vein (PV) reconnection is the major cause of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). The probability of reconnection is higher if the primary lesion is not sufficiently effective, which can be unmasked with an adenosine provocation test (APT). High-power short-duration radiofrequency energy (HPSD) guided with ablation index (AI) and the third generation of the visually guided laser balloon (VGLB) are new methods for PVI.

methodsA total of 70 participants (35 in each group) who underwent a PVI with either AI-guided HPSD (50 W; AI 500 for the anterior and 400 for the posterior wall, respectively) or VGLB ablation were included in this observational pilot trial. Twenty minutes after each PVI, an APT was performed. The primary endpoint was the event-free survival from AF after three years.

resultsA total of 137 (100%) PVs in the HPSD arm and 131 PVs (98.5%) in the VGLB arm were initially successfully isolated (

conclusionsHPSD and VGLB did not differ with respect to long-term outcome of PVI. A large, randomized study should be conducted to compare clinical outcomes with respect to these new ablation techniques.

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adenosineatrial fibrillationhigh-power short-durationlaser balloonpulmonary vein isolation

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