Publications by authors named "Barbara Bondavalli"
High-power short-duration catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is it really a new era? Comparison between new and old radiofrequency contact force-sensing catheters.
Antonio Dello Russo Leonardo D'Angelo Paolo Compagnucci Laura Cipolletta Quintino Parisi Barbara Bondavalli
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
April 2024
Background: The clinical performance of high-power, short-duration (HPSD) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with the novel flexible tip TactiFlex™ (TFSE) catheter, as compared to standard-power, long-duration (SPLD) PVI using the TactiCath™ (TCSE) catheter among patients undergoing catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently unknown.
Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, single-centre study including 40 consecutive patients undergoing PVI for paroxysmal/persistent AF, using HPSD ablation with the novel TFSE catheter (HPSD/TFSE group). Based on propensity score-matching, forty patients undergoing SPLD PVI with the TCSE catheter were identified (SPLD/TCSE group).