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High efficiency single-catheter workflow for radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation in the QDOT catheter era
High-power short-duration (HPSD) ablation may improve the consistency and efficiency of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). The novel QDOT Micro™ catheter (Biosense Webster, Inc.) with temperature feedback and mic...
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2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007, the first joint expert cons...
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Cardioneuroablation for the management of patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope and symptomatic bradyarrhythmias: the CNA-FWRD Registry
Cardioneuroablation has been emerging as a potential treatment alternative in appropriately selected patients with cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope (VVS) and functional AV block (AVB). However the majority o...
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An early multicenter experience of the novel high-density star-shaped map** catheter in complex arrhythmias
We aimed to assess the feasibility, safety, and operator feedback of a novel star-shaped high-density map** catheter containing 48 platinum-iridium map** electrodes distributed across eight spines.
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Open AccessThe industrialization of ablation: a highly standardized and reproducible workflow for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation
The purpose of this analysis was to report on efficacy of a standardized workflow for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using technology advances such as 3D imaging and contact force sensing in a real-world se...
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Open AccessPermanent Bilateral Carotid Filters for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
A novel permanent carotid filter device for percutaneous implantation was developed for the purpose of stroke prevention. In this review, we cover rationale, existing preclinical and clinical data, and potenti...
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Open AccessTreatment of Atrial Fibrillation Using Ablation Index-Guided Contact Force Ablation: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison to Cryoballoon Ablation
Ablation Index, also known as VISITAG SURPOINT™, is a novel lesion-quality marker that improves outcomes in radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). There is no direct evidence on the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Centreline-Based Shape Descriptors of the Left Atrial Appendage in Relation with Thrombus Formation
The majority of thrombi in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are formed in the left atrial appendage (LAA). The shape of the LAA is highly variable and complex morphologies seem to favour the deve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Joint Analysis of Personalized In-Silico Haemodynamics and Shape Descriptors of the Left Atrial Appendage
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a complex and heterogeneous bulge structure of the left atrium (LA). It is known that, in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, around 70% to 90% of the thrombi are formed ther...
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Left atrial volume computed by 3D rotational angiography best predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation
Left atrium (LA) size is a well-studied predictor of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Yet, there is still little agreement on the best imaging technique to size the LA,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
In Silico Analysis of Haemodynamics in Patient-Specific Left Atria with Different Appendage Morphologies
The influence of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and its different possible morphologies in atrial haemodynamics and thrombus formation is not fully known yet. The main goal of this work is to analyse blood fl...
