Reduced continuity index with proactive esophageal cooling compared to luminal temperature monitoring during radiofrequency ablation
Proactive esophageal cooling during PVI is associated with significantly improved lesion contiguity when compared with LET monitoring. This finding may offer a mechanism for the greater freedom from arrhythmia seen with proactive cooling in long-term follow-up.
Authors
- Westby G. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-3407)
- Tiffany Sharkoski
- Erik Kulstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-8266)
- William Zagrodzky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3088-0843)
- Mark D. Metzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-597X)
- Natalie Putzel
- Alex Ro
- Jose Nazari
- Christopher Randolph
- Catherine Lazarus
- J.H. Sherman
Institutions
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Evanston Hospital (US)
- Haemonetics (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm O2
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.02.010
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sanofi
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Biosense Webster