Impact of high-power short-duration atrial fibrillation ablation technique on the incidence of silent cerebral embolism: a prospective randomized controlled study - Chen, Wei-Jie; Gan, Chun-Xia; Cai, Yang-Wei; Liu, Yang-Yang; Xiao, Pei-Lin; Zou, Li-Li; Xiong, Qing-Song; Qin, Fang; Tao, Xie-Xin; Li, Ran; Du, Hua-An; Liu, Zeng-Zhang; et al. (BMC medicine, 2023)
Keywords: Ablation; Ablation Techniques - adverse effects; Analysis; Anticoagulants; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - surgery; Blood clots; Cardiac arrhythmia; Care and treatment; Catheter ablation; Catheter Ablation - adverse effects; Catheter Ablation - methods; Catheters; Cognitive ability; Consent; Contraindications; Diagnosis; Diameters; Electrodes; Embolism; Embolisms; Energy; Female; Fibrillation; High-power short-duration; High-resolution diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Humans; Incidence; Intracranial Embolism - diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Embolism - epidemiology; Intracranial Embolism - prevention & control; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical instruments; Middle Aged; Prevention; Prospective Studies; Radio frequency; Recurrence; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Silent cerebral embolism; Strategy; Thrombosis; Treatment Outcome; Veins & arteries; China; High-resolution diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; High-power short-duration; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Silent cerebral embolism