Publications by authors named "M C Sackett"
Real-world data of radiofrequency catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Short- and long-term clinical outcomes from the prospective multicenter REAL-AF Registry.
Heart Rhythm
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RF CA) for treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) using a real-world multi-center registry approach.
- A total of 2,470 patients were assessed, with most procedures performed without fluoroscopy, achieving an 81.6% success rate in preventing all forms of atrial arrhythmias after one year.
- The findings highlight that modern techniques and protocols in RF CA lead to positive clinical outcomes and a low complication rate of 1.9%.
Association between proactive esophageal cooling and increased lab throughput.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
June 2024
Introduction: Proactive esophageal cooling has been FDA cleared to reduce the likelihood of ablation-related esophageal injury resulting from radiofrequency (RF) cardiac ablation procedures. Data suggest that procedure times for RF pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) also decrease when proactive esophageal cooling is employed instead of luminal esophageal temperature (LET) monitoring. Reduced procedure times may allow increased electrophysiology (EP) lab throughput.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Active esophageal cooling reduces the incidence of endoscopically identified severe esophageal lesions during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of the left atrium for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. A formal analysis of the atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) rate with active esophageal cooling has not previously been performed.
Objectives: The authors aimed to compare AEF rates before and after the adoption of active esophageal cooling.