Atrial-esophageal fingerprinting for atrial fibrillation ablation

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. DeSimone.Christopher@mayo.edu.

Editorial

Ikram U Haq et al. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;65(3):593-594.

doi: 10.1007/s10840-022-01358-y. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. DeSimone.Christopher@mayo.edu.

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Relationship between the posterior atrial wall and the esophagus: esophageal position and temperature measurement during atrial fibrillation ablation (AWESOME-AF). A randomized controlled trial.
Teres C, Soto-Iglesias D, Penela D, Falasconi G, Viveros D, Meca-Santamaria J, Bellido A, Alderete J, Chauca A, Ordoñez A, Martí-Almor J, Scherer C, Panaro A, Carballo J, Cámara Ó, Ortiz-Pérez JT, Berruezo A. Teres C, et al. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Dec;65(3):651-661. doi: 10.1007/s10840-022-01302-0. Epub 2022 Jul 21. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022. PMID: 35861901 Clinical Trial.

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