Incidence of esophageal injury after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with a low body mass index and esophageal temperature monitoring at a 39 °C setting

Incidence of esophageal injury after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with a low body mass index and esophageal temperature monitoring at a 39 °C setting

Background: Esophageal injury following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is reported to occur in 35% of patients. Even with a low energy setting (20–25 W), lesions develop in 10% of patients. Body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be a predictor of esophageal injury, indicating that...

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Main Authors: Kunihiko Kiuchi, MD, Katsunori Okajima, MD, Akira Shimane, MD, Gaku Kanda, MD, Kiminobu Yokoi, MD, Jin Teranishi, MD, Kousuke Aoki, MD, Misato Chimura, MD, Hideo Tsubata, MD, Taishi Miyata, MD, Yuuki Matsuoka, MD, Takayoshi Toba, MD, Shogo Ohishi, MD, Takahiro Sawada, MD, Yasue Tsukishiro, MD, Tetsuari Onishi, MD, Seiichi Kobayashi, MD, Yasuyo Taniguchi, MD, Shinichiro Yamada, MD, Yoshinori Yasaka, MD, Hiroya Kawai, MD, Takashi Harada, MD, Masato Ohsawa, MD, Yasutomo Azumi, MD, Mitsuharu Nakamoto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Esophageal injury
Pulmonary vein isolation
Atrial fibrillation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614000982

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