Tara Gomez

Jul 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Devi Nair |Tara Gomez |Tom de Potter |Inc. Irvine USA

1 INTRODUCTION Catheter ablation is considered a safe and superior treatment alternative to antiarrhythmic drugs for the maintenance of sinus rhythm and symptom control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).1, 2 To date, radiofrequency (RF) catheters and cryoenergy balloons are the most commonly used ablation technologies to treat AFib.3 Both techniques rely on thermal effects to achieve irreversible tissue damage; these energy modalities may infrequently be associated with thermal...