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’21 AF Symposium Report: Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Lattice-Tip Catheter
I’ve posted a new report about an ablation for a patient with persistent A-Fib who had been cardioverted and was now in Atrial Flutter. Drs. Reddy and Neuzil demonstrated a new, innovate strategy of using Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) combined with RF ablation developed by AFFERA, Inc.
Symposium attendees watched the ablation live via streaming video from the Czech Republic.
The AFFERA system uses a single lattice-tip catheter but two different energy generators, one for PFA and another for RF ablations.
One of the great advantages of Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) is that the PF energy doesn’t damage adjacent tissue or structures such as the Phrenic nerve or the esophagus. So the doctor can switch back and forth between energy sources depending on the lesion location and surrounding tissue/organs.
When the AF Symposium audience joined the live video feed, the doctors and their team had started the procedure. The Pulmonary Veins (PVs) were already isolated and they had created a Flutter map. To continue reading…go to “Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Using a Lattice-Tip Focal Catheter”.
