ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2024
General anesthesia enhances lesion quality and ablation efficiency of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.
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- Sedation vs. general anaesthesia in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025Pooled it
- Anaesthetic Techniques for Cardiac Ablation-A Scoping Review.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Catheter Ablation in Very Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Short- To Mid-Term Outcomes From a Multicenter Study.Journal of arrhythmia · 2026Article
- Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency ablation using the AIFV system: a prospective observational study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Observational
- Procedural Parameters in Predicting Late Recurrence Following Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- First-pass isolation and procedural metrics associated with catheter ablation outcomes for atrial fibrillation: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- The Predictive Value of Real-World Cardiologist Performance (RWCP) Score in Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Risk After Radiofrequency Ablation.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Anesthesia management for cardiac catheter ablation: what anesthesiologists should know.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Review
- Comparative Studies of Different Ablation Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Intracardiac echocardiography improves lesion quality and ablation efficiency of pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation patients: a propensity score-matched analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- General anesthesia enhances lesion quality and ablation efficiency of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. General anesthesia (GA) resolves the problem of pain intolerability and provides regular respiratory mode which might improve the catheter maneuverability of AF ablation. This study aims to compare the procedural performance of PVI under GA versus conscious sedation (CS) from multiple perspectives. Methods: A total of 36 consecutive patients undergoing first AF ablation under GA were enrolled in GA group. Another 109 patients receiving AF ablation under CS in the same period were selected as the control group. After propensity score matching, 29 matched pairs with similar baseline characteristics were available for further analysis. The AIFV (using AI to analyze the raw data from CARTO3 system) system was used to evaluate six procedural parameters in each PVI procedure. Results: Compared with CS, PVI under GA had a significantly shorter total PVI time (51.4 min vs. 67.8 min; Conclusions: GA improves the lesion quality and procedural efficiency of PVI from multiple perspectives evaluated by the AIFV system.
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