John Mandrola, MD discusses early vs delayed AF ablation, a report on a devastating complication of AF ablation, and a potential crosswind for a major therapeutic fashion in electrophysiology.
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I Early Vs Delayed Ablation
- Impact of Early Versus Delayed Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrences
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad247
- Diagnosis-to-Ablation Time and Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Catheter Ablation
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008128
- Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2029980
- Progression of Atrial Fibrillation after Cryoablation or Drug Therapy
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212540
II Atrial-Esophageal Fistula
CT and Surgery Best Diagnose and Manage Esophageal Fistula
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990933
- A worldwide survey on incidence, management and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: The POTTER-AF study https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad250
- Oesophageal Probe Evaluation in Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA): results from a prospective randomized trial https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa209
- Temperature monitoring and temperature-driven irrigated radiofrequency energy titration do not prevent thermally induced esophageal lesions in pulmonary vein isolation: A randomized study controlled by esophagoscopy before and after catheter ablation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.02.003
III High-Power Short-Duration Ablation
Short, High-Power Ablation on Par With Standard AF Ablation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972087
- Power-Fast Trial
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04153747
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