Antonio Dello Russo, Leonardo D'Angelo, Paolo Compagnucci, Laura Cipolletta, Quintino Parisi, Yari Valeri, Francesca Campanelli, Giovanni Volpato, Laura Carboni, Giuseppe Ciliberti, Giulia Emily Stronati, Alessandro Barbarossa, Valentina La Piscopia, Barbara Bondavalli, Federico Guerra, Andrea Natale, Michela Casella
BACKGROUND: The clinical performance of high-power, short-duration (HPSD) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with the novel flexible tip TactiFlex™ (TFSE) catheter, as compared to standard-power, long-duration (SPLD) PVI using the TactiCath™ (TCSE) catheter among patients undergoing catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently unknown. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, observational, single-centre study including 40 consecutive patients undergoing PVI for paroxysmal/persistent AF, using HPSD ablation with the novel TFSE catheter (HPSD/TFSE group)...
August 16, 2023: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology: An International Journal of Arrhythmias and Pacing