Initial experience with zero-fluoroscopy pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation: single-center observational trial.

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) stands as a widely practiced cardiac ablation procedure on a global scale, conventionally guided by fluoroscopy. The concurrent application of electroanatomical mapping systems (EAMS) and intracardiac echocardiography offers a means to curtail radiation exposure. This study aimed to compare procedural outcomes between conventional and our initial zero-fluoroscopy cases in patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), undergoing point-by-point PVI.

Zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently performed cardiac ablation procedure worldwide. The majority of ablations can now be performed safely with minimal radiation exposure or even without the use of fluoroscopy, thanks to advances in 3-dimensional electroanatomical mapping systems and/or intracardiac echocardiography. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to compare the effectiveness of zero fluoroscopy (ZF) versus non-zero fluoroscopy (NZF) strategies for AF ablation procedures.

Visualizable vs. standard, non-visualizable steerable sheath for pulmonary vein isolation procedures: Randomized, single-centre trial.

Introduction: Steerable sheaths (SSs) are frequently used to improve catheter contact during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures. A new type of visualizable (by electroanatomical mapping system) SS has become available in clinical treatment.

Purpose: We aimed to compare procedural data of visualizable vs.

Zero and Minimal Fluoroscopic Approaches During Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Catheter ablations for cardiac arrhythmias are conventionally performed under fluoroscopic guidance. To guide these procedures, zero/minimal fluoroscopy (Z/MF) approaches have become available, using three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping systems. Our aim was to conduct a meta-analysis comparing these two different methods for the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).