Safety of pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial complex fractionated atrial electrograms ablation for atrial fibrillation with phased radiofrequency energy and multi-electrode catheters | Zendy

A. A. W. Mulder | Zendy; Jippe C. Balt | Zendy; M. C. E. F. Wijffels | Zendy; E. F. D. Wever | Zendy; Lucas V.A. Boersma | Zendy

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Safety of pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial complex fractionated atrial electrograms ablation for atrial fibrillation with phased radiofrequency energy and multi-electrode catheters

Author(s) -

A. A. W. Mulder,

Jippe C. Balt,

M. C. E. F. Wijffels,

E. F. D. Wever,

Lucas V.A. Boersma

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus086

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , ablation , catheter , catheter ablation , pulmonary vein , cardiology , adverse effect , surgery , radiofrequency ablation , anesthesia

Recently, a multi-electrode catheter system using phased radiofrequency (RF) energy was developed specifically for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation: the pulmonary vein ablation catheter (PVAC), the multi-array septal catheter (MASC), and the multi-array ablation catheter (MAAC). Initial results of small trials have been promising: shorter procedure times and low adverse event rates. In a large single-centre registry, we evaluated the adverse events associated with multi-electrode ablation catheter procedures with PVAC alone, or combined with MASC and MAAC.

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