Randomized comparison of oesophageal protection with a temperature control device: results of the IMPACT study.


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Leung L. W. M., Bajpai A., Zuberi Z., Li A., Norman M., Kaba R. A., ...Daha Fazla

Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, cilt.23, ss.205-215, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Aims Thermal injury to the oesophagus is an important cause of life-threatening complication after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Thermal protection of the oesophageal lumen by infusing cold liquid reduces thermal injury to a limited extent. We tested the ability of a more powerful method of oesophageal temperature control to reduce the incidence of thermal injury.