Key result
Visually guided laser balloon enables left atrial roof ablation in persistent AF.
Why the study?
While roof area ablation beyond pulmonary vein isolation using a cryoballoon is effective for persistent AF, performing roof area ablation with a visually guided laser balloon remains unknown.
Case Report (n=1)
Reports a novel case of performing roof area ablation using a visually guided laser balloon in a patient with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Balloon-based catheter ablation including visually guided laser balloon (VGLB) has been adopted a first line therapeutic strategy for the patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, the roof area ablation beyond pulmonary vein (PV) isolation (PVI) using cryoballoon has been described as an effective therapy for the patients with persistent AF. However, the roof area ablation performed with a VGLB remains unknown. In this case, we report the case of roof area ablation for the patient with persistent AF using a VGLB.
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Yamasaki et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Persistent atrial fibrillation (n=1). Visually guided laser balloon (VGLB) ablation was evaluated. Left atrial roof area ablation using a visually guided laser balloon was performed in a patient with persistent atrial fibrillation.
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