Ablation Index as a predictor of long-term efficacy in premature ventricular complex ablation: a regional target value analysis
Heart Rhythm
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) effectiveness in atrial tachyarrhythmias correlates with lesion transmurality. Ablation Index (AI) is an index incorporating contact force, time, and RF power simultaneously, able to predict lesion size and outcomes in atrial fibrillation RFCA. Aim of this paper is to assess if AI could be an acute and long-term success predictor in premature ventricular complex (PVC) RFCA.
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Casella M, Gasperetti A, Gianni C, Zucchelli G, Notarstefano P, Al-Ahmad A, Burkhardt JD, Soldati E, Della Rocca D, Catto V, Majocchi B, Carbucicchio C, Bongiorni MG, Russo AD, Natale A, Tondo C. Ablation Index as a predictor of long-term efficacy in premature ventricular complex ablation: a regional target value analysis. Heart Rhythm 2019 Jan 4. pii: S1547-5271(19)30005-0. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.01.005. [Epub ahead of print]