Modeling esophageal protection from radiofrequency ablation via a cooling device: an analysis of the effects of ablation power and heart wall dimensions

Modeling esophageal protection from radiofrequency ablation via a cooling device: an analysis of the effects of ablation power and heart wall dimensions

Abstract Background Esophageal thermal injury can occur after radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the left atrium to treat atrial fibrillation. Existing methods to prevent esophageal injury have various limitations in deployment and uncertainty in efficacy. A new esophageal heat transfer device currentl...

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Main Authors: Marcela Mercado, Lisa Leung, Mark Gallagher, Shailee Shah, Erik Kulstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Radiofrequency ablation
Esophageal protection
Finite element model
Mathematical modeling
Esophageal cooling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-020-00821-z

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