1. Novel use of an irrigated ablation catheter to monitor real-time hemodynamics during ablation.
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Bhatia NK, Iravanian S, Ravi N, Kiani S, Lloyd MS, Westerman SB, Merchant FM, El-Chami MF, Hoque A, and Shah AD
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- Humans, Hemodynamics, Heart Atria surgery, Catheters, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Catheter Ablation adverse effects, Catheter Ablation methods
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Introduction: Hemodynamic decompensation during catheter ablation occurs due to prolonged procedure time and irrigant delivery directly into the cardiac chambers. Real-time hemodynamic monitoring of patients undergoing catheter ablation procedures may identify patients at risk of decompensation; we set out to assess the feasibility of a novel, real-time, intracardiac pressure monitoring system using a standard irrigated ablation catheter., Methods: We studied 13 consecutive who underwent pressure measurement of the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) via transeptal access with a Swan Ganz (SG) catheter followed by two commercially available irrigated ablation catheters. Pressure waveform data was extracted to compare LA peak pressure, LV peak systolic pressure, LV end-diastolic pressure, and waveform analysis., Results: Comparison between the SG and ablation catheters (AblA; AblB) demonstrated that LV systolic pressure (0.61-16.8 mmHg; 1.32-18.2 mmHg), and LV end-diastolic pressure (-3.4 to 2.8 mmHg; -3.0 to 3.35 mmHg) were well correlated and had accepted repeatability. Ablation waveforms demonstrated an 89.9 ± 6.4% correlation compared to SG waveforms., Conclusion: Pressure measurements derived from an irrigated ablation catheter are accurate and reliable when compared to an SG catheter. Further studies are needed to determine how real-time pressure monitoring can improve outcomes during ablation procedures., (© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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