Radiofrequency ablation to achieve durable pulmonary vein isolation

MJ Mulder, MJB Kemme, CP Allaart - EP Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) by radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an important alternative to
antiarrhythmic drugs in the treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation. However, the inability …

Local impedance for the optimization of radiofrequency lesion delivery: a review of bench and clinical data

GS Chu, P Calvert, P Futyma, WY Ding… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a cornerstone of treatment for many cardiac
arrhythmias. Progression in three‐dimensional map** and contact‐force sensing …

The role of local impedance drop in the acute lesion efficacy during pulmonary vein isolation performed with a new contact force sensing catheter—a pilot study

N Szegedi, Z Sallo, P Perge, K Piros, VK Nagy… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Our pilot study aimed to evaluate the role of local impedance drop in lesion
formation during pulmonary vein isolation with a novel contact force sensing ablation …

High-power short-duration catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is it really a new era? Comparison between new and old radiofrequency contact force–sensing …

A Dello Russo, L D'Angelo, P Compagnucci… - Journal of Interventional …, 2024 - Springer
Background The clinical performance of high-power, short-duration (HPSD) pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) with the novel flexible tip TactiFlex™(TFSE) catheter, as compared to …

Local impedance drop predicts durable conduction block in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

I García-Bolao, P Ramos, A Luik, M S. Sulkin… - Clinical …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives This analysis was performed to evaluate the transition of local impedance (LI)
drop during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to durable block and mature lesion formation …

Catheter–tissue contact optimizes pulsed electric field ablation with a large area focal catheter

SK Doshi, MC Flaherty, J Laughner… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation relies on the intersection of a critical voltage
gradient with tissue to cause cell death. Field‐based lesion formation with PEF technologies …

Combined contact force and local impedance dynamics during repeat atrial fibrillation catheter ablation

FA Alken, K Scherschel, AK Kahle, M Masjedi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Optimal lesion formation during catheter-based radiofrequency current (RFC)
ablation depends on electro-mechanical tip-tissue coupling measurable via contact force …

Comparison of two catheters measuring local impedance: local impedance variation vs lesion characteristics and steam pops

M Amemiya, M Takigawa, M Goya, CA Martin… - Journal of Interventional …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The size of the distal electrode and the method of measuring local impedance (LI)
are different between the IntellaNav MiFi-OI™(MiFi-OI) and IntellaNav STABLE POINT™(SP) …

When local impedance meets contact force: preliminary experience from the CHARISMA registry

F Solimene, V De Sanctis, R Maggio… - Journal of Interventional …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Highly localized impedance (LI) measurements during atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation have emerged as a viable real-time indicator of tissue characteristics and the …

Optimal local impedance parameters for successful pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation

H Fukaya, H Mori, J Oikawa, D Kawano… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Local impedance (LI) parameters of IntellaNav STABLEPOINT for successful
pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) of atrial fibrillation (AF) remain unclear. The purpose of this …