This review summarizes the incidence of complications and the impact of technical advances in catheter ablation devices for atrial fibrillation on procedural outcomes and safety.
Do advances in catheter-based ablation devices reduce complications and improve procedural outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation?
This review highlights how technical advances in catheter ablation devices for atrial fibrillation aim to improve safety profiles, shorten procedure times, and reduce radiation exposure.
The number of patients with atrial fibrillation currently referred for catheter ablation is increasing. However, the number of trained operators and the capacity of many electrophysiology labs are limited. Accordingly, a steeper learning curve and technical advances for efficient and safe ablation are desirable. During the last decades several catheter-based ablation devices have been developed and adapted to improve not only lesion durability, but also safety profiles, to shorten procedure time and to reduce radiation exposure. The goal of this review is to summarise the reported incidence of complications, considering device-related specific aspects for point-by-point, multi-electrode and balloon-based devices for pulmonary vein isolation. Recent technical and procedural developments aimed at reducing procedural risks and complications rates will be reviewed. In addition, the impact of technical advances on procedural outcome, procedural length and radiation exposure will be discussed.
Keçe et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Catheter ablation devices was evaluated on Incidence of complications, procedural outcome, procedural length, and radiation exposure. This review summarizes the incidence of complications and the impact of technical advances in catheter ablation devices for atrial fibrillation on procedural outcomes and safety.