cardiac radioablation (photodynamic cardiac ablation)
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Introduction
see radiofrequency catheter ablation
Pathology
- results in coagulation necrosis
Indications
- refractory cardiac arrhythmias
- ablation of cardiac conduction system anomalies
- radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
- pulse field ablation for atrial fibrillation[2]
- radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
- ablation of cardiac conduction system anomalies
* may be done intraoperatively
Radiology
performed in association with imaging guidance
More general terms
More specific terms
- pulse field ablation
- radiofrequency catheter ablation
- supraventricular cardiac radioablation
- ventricular cardiac radioablation
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ekanem E et al Safety of pulsed field ablation in more than 17,000 patients with atrial fibrillation in the MANIFEST-17K study. Nat Med. 2024 Jul 8. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38977913 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03114-3