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Radiofrequency and Cryoablation as Energy Sources in the Cox-Maze Procedure: A Meta-Analysis of Rhythm Outcomes.
Heart Lung Circ
January 2025
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of different energy sources used in the Cox-maze IV surgical procedure for treating atrial fibrillation (AF), specifically comparing bipolar radio-frequency (BRF), cryoenergy (Cryo), and a combination of both.
- Results indicate that patients who underwent cryoablation had significantly lower rates of AF recurrence after both 6 months (6.73% for Cryo) and 4 years (6.14% for Cryo) compared to those treated with BRF and the combined method.
- The findings suggest that cryoablation may lead to better long-term sinus rhythm restoration in patients undergoing AF ablation compared to bipolar radiofrequency ablation alone.
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with recurrent ventricular tachycardias: from catheter ablation and stereotactic radiotherapy to heart transplant-a case report.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
August 2024
Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídeňská 1958/9, 14300 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Background: Management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is often challenging, depending on clinical manifestation. This case report illustrates the complex treatment of HOCM with associated recurrent ventricular arrhythmias.
Case Summary: A 54-year-old female with HOCM diagnosed in 2012 underwent a failed attempt for alcohol septal ablation, implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, and repeated radiofrequency ablations (including ablation of the septal bulge to reduce LV obstruction).
A worldwide survey on incidence, management, and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the POTTER-AF study.
Eur Heart J
July 2023
Department of Rhythmology, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
Aims: Oesophageal fistula represents a rare but dreadful complication of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation. Data on its incidence, management, and outcome are sparse.
Methods And Results: This international multicentre registry investigates the characteristics of oesophageal fistulae after treatment of atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation.
Coupled thermal-hemodynamics computational modeling of cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation.
Comput Biol Med
May 2023
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Cryoballoon ablation (CBA) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating left atrial fibrillation, but it faces challenges like treatment reoccurrences and thermal complications due to uneven thermal distribution.
- A new computational framework has been developed to simulate CBA effects in patient-specific left atrial geometries, using finite element methods to model blood flow, temperature distribution, and lesion formation.
- The model successfully predicts factors affecting lesion formation during CBA, showing that cryoballoon temperature and contact area are critical, while variations in blood velocity and mitral regurgitation have minimal impact.
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