ArticleCirculation reports2025
Impact of General Anesthesia on Catheter Stability During Pulmonary Vein Isolation of Atrial Fibrillation.
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- Effects of general anesthesia on short-term outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke after endovascular treatments: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Impact of Interlesion Distance on Acute Pulmonary Vein Isolation Success in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.Circulation reports · 2026Trial
- Anaesthetic Techniques for Cardiac Ablation-A Scoping Review.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Filtering Function to Reduce Radiation Exposure During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.Circulation reports · 2026Article
- Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Japan: Current Status and Future Perspectives.Circulation reports · 2026Review
- Registry for Long-Term Outcomes After Catheter Ablation in Nagano Prefecture - The Shinshu Catheter Ablation (Shinshu-AB) Registry Rationale and Design.Circulation reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: The application of radiofrequency ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) under general anesthesia (GA) has shown a lower recurrence rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with deep sedation (DS). However, the effect of the different anesthesia methodology on catheter stability remains unclear. Methods and Results: We enrolled 32 patients (16 in each group) who underwent PVI using radiofrequency ablation with the CARTO system. The contact force (CF) at each ablation point and catheter tip movement distance were analyzed using VISITAG Conclusions: Catheter ablation under GA ensures better maintenance of adequate CF and catheter stability than DS.
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