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Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium
Although epicardial bipolar radiofrequency ablation should diminish the risk of esophageal thermal injury in comparison to an endocardial ablation, cases of lethal atrio-esophageal fistula have been reported. To better understand this risk and to reduce the possibility of a thermal injury, we monito...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9741413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498514 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11236939 |
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author | Kronenberger, Rani Parise, Orlando Van Loo, Ines Gelsomino, Sandro Welch, Ashley De Asmundis, Carlo La Meir, Mark |
author_facet | Kronenberger, Rani Parise, Orlando Van Loo, Ines Gelsomino, Sandro Welch, Ashley De Asmundis, Carlo La Meir, Mark |
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description | Although epicardial bipolar radiofrequency ablation should diminish the risk of esophageal thermal injury in comparison to an endocardial ablation, cases of lethal atrio-esophageal fistula have been reported. To better understand this risk and to reduce the possibility of a thermal injury, we monitored the esophageal temperature with the Circa S-Cath™ temperature probe during and immediately after the ablation while implementing three procedural safety measures. Twenty patients (15 males; 63 ± 10 years) were prospectively enrolled (November 2019–February 2021). All patients underwent an epicardial ablation procedure, including an antral left and right pulmonary vein isolation with bidirectional bipolar clamping, and a roof and inferior line using unidirectional bipolar radiofrequency. Three procedural preventive mitigations were implemented: (1) transesophageal echocardiographic visualization of the atrio-esophageal interface, with probe retraction before the energy delivery; (2) lifting the ablated tissue away from the esophagus during an energy application; and (3) a 30 s cool-off and irrigation period after the energy delivery. The esophageal temperature was recorded using an insulated multisensory intraluminal esophageal temperature probe (Circa S-Cath™). Of the 20 patients enrolled, 7 patients had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), 8 persistent AF and 5 longstanding persistent AF. The average maximum luminal esophageal temperature observed was 36.2 ± 0.7 °C (34.8–38.2 °C). In our clinical experience, no abrupt increase in the luminal esophageal temperature above the baseline was observed. Since no measurements exceeded the threshold of 39 °C, no prompt interruption of energy delivery was required. Intraluminal esophageal temperature monitoring is feasible and can be helpful in confirming correct catheter position and safe energy application in bipolar epicardial left atrial ablation. Intra-procedural preventive mitigations should be implemented to reduce the risk of esophageal temperature rises. |
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spelling | pubmed-97414132022-12-11 Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium Kronenberger, Rani Parise, Orlando Van Loo, Ines Gelsomino, Sandro Welch, Ashley De Asmundis, Carlo La Meir, Mark J Clin Med Article Although epicardial bipolar radiofrequency ablation should diminish the risk of esophageal thermal injury in comparison to an endocardial ablation, cases of lethal atrio-esophageal fistula have been reported. To better understand this risk and to reduce the possibility of a thermal injury, we monitored the esophageal temperature with the Circa S-Cath™ temperature probe during and immediately after the ablation while implementing three procedural safety measures. Twenty patients (15 males; 63 ± 10 years) were prospectively enrolled (November 2019–February 2021). All patients underwent an epicardial ablation procedure, including an antral left and right pulmonary vein isolation with bidirectional bipolar clamping, and a roof and inferior line using unidirectional bipolar radiofrequency. Three procedural preventive mitigations were implemented: (1) transesophageal echocardiographic visualization of the atrio-esophageal interface, with probe retraction before the energy delivery; (2) lifting the ablated tissue away from the esophagus during an energy application; and (3) a 30 s cool-off and irrigation period after the energy delivery. The esophageal temperature was recorded using an insulated multisensory intraluminal esophageal temperature probe (Circa S-Cath™). Of the 20 patients enrolled, 7 patients had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), 8 persistent AF and 5 longstanding persistent AF. The average maximum luminal esophageal temperature observed was 36.2 ± 0.7 °C (34.8–38.2 °C). In our clinical experience, no abrupt increase in the luminal esophageal temperature above the baseline was observed. Since no measurements exceeded the threshold of 39 °C, no prompt interruption of energy delivery was required. Intraluminal esophageal temperature monitoring is feasible and can be helpful in confirming correct catheter position and safe energy application in bipolar epicardial left atrial ablation. Intra-procedural preventive mitigations should be implemented to reduce the risk of esophageal temperature rises. MDPI 2022-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9741413/ /pubmed/36498514 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11236939 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kronenberger, Rani Parise, Orlando Van Loo, Ines Gelsomino, Sandro Welch, Ashley De Asmundis, Carlo La Meir, Mark Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title | Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title_full | Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title_fullStr | Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title_full_unstemmed | Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title_short | Esophageal Protection and Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe during Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins and Posterior Left Atrium |
title_sort | esophageal protection and temperature monitoring using the circa s-cath™ temperature probe during epicardial radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins and posterior left atrium |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9741413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498514 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11236939 |
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