High-Frequency, Low-Tidal-Volume Mechanical Ventilation Safely Improves Catheter Stability and Procedural Efficiency During Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 Apr;15(4):e010722. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010722. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia Institute at Grandview, Birmingham, AL (J.O., B.G., A.R., G.M.).
² Heart Rhythm Clinical and Research Solutions (A.V., G.S.).
³ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (O.K., J.R., P.Z.).
⁴ Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH (J.S.).
⁵ Cardiology Division, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA (D.R.).

PMID: 35333095
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010722

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; high-frequency jet ventilation; pulmonary vein; tidal volume.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Catheters
Humans
Pulmonary Veins* / surgery
Radiofrequency Ablation*
Respiration, Artificial
Treatment Outcome

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04216667
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04088071