Comparison of the change in the dimension of the pulmonary vein ostia immediately after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation-open irrigated-tip catheters versus non-irrigated conventional 4 mm-tip catheters

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  • Introduction: A difference in the lesion formation between open irrigated-tip (OITC) and non-irrigated 4-mm-tip catheters (NITC) may result in a difference in the dimension of the pulmonary vein (PV) ostia after PV isolation of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study evaluated the difference using intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) before and immediately after an extensive encircling PV isolation (EPVI) with an OITC and with an NITC.

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  • Yamamoto T; Yamada T; Yoshida Y; Inden Y; Tsuboi N; Suzuki H; Ando M; Shimano M; Shibata R; Hirayama H

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  • 83

    • End Page

  • 90

    • Volume

  • 41

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  • 1