Slit-based irrigation catheters can reduce procedure-related ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 10; p. e0239339
• Main Authors: Kim, Yun Gi, Shim, Jaemin, Boo, Ki Yung, Kim, Do Young, Lee, Kwang-No, Choi, Jong-Il, Kim, Young-Hoon, Coppola, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.10.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Ablation; Anticoagulants; Atrial fibrillation; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood clots; Cardiac arrhythmia; Care and treatment; Catheter ablation; Catheters; Causes of; Complications; Complications and side effects; Engineering and Technology; Fibrillation; Flow velocity; Irrigation; Irrigation systems; Ischemia; Laser beam cutting; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical instruments; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Patients; Prevention; Quality of life; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency ablation; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack; South Korea; United States > US

Open irrigation ablation catheters are now the standard in radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). Among various irrigation catheters, laser-cut slit-based irrigation system (Cool Flex and FlexAbility) has a unique design to cool the catheter tip more efficiently. We aim...