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A Pilot Study of an Esophageal Cooling Device During Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

2020-01-28 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundEsophageal thermal injury is a risk of ablation of the posterior left atrium despite various devices utilized to date. ObjectiveEvaluate the potential of a commercially-available esophageal cooling device to provide esophageal protection during left atrial catheter ablation. MethodsIn this pilot study, we randomized 6 patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Three patients received standard of care for our site (use of a single-sensor temperature probe, with adj...

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