Kanae Hasegawa, Zachary T Yoneda, Jose R Martines-Parachini, Edward M Powers, Giovanni E Davogustto, Tiffany Y Hu, Kenichi Tokutake, Masaaki Kurata, Travis D Richardson, Jay A Montgomery, Sharon Shen, Juan C Estrada, Pablo J Saavedra, Amy Emerson, Marilyn L Walker, Harikrishna Tandri, Gregory F Michaud, Arvindh N Kanagasundram, William G Stevenson
BACKGROUND: Irrigated radiofrequency ablation with half-normal saline can potentially increase lesion size but may increase the risk of steam pops with the risk of emboli or perforation. We hypothesized that pops would be preceded by intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) findings as well as a large impedance fall. METHODS: In 100 consecutive patients undergoing endocardial ventricular arrhythmia radiofrequency ablation with half-normal saline, we attempted to observe the ablation site with ICE...
May 28, 2024: Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology