Proactive esophageal cooling during laser cardiac ablation: A computer modeling study
Tatiana Gomez Bustamante,
Marcela Mercado Montoya,
Enrique Berjano
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesLaser ablation is increasingly used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). However, atrioesophageal injury remains a potentially serious complication. While proactive esophageal cooling (PEC) reduces esophageal injury during radiofrequency ablation, the effects of PEC during laser ablation have not previously been determined. We aimed to evaluate the protective effects of PEC during laser ablation of AF by means of a theoretical study based on computer modeling.MethodsThree‐dimensional mat… Show more
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