Affiliation:
1. Federal State Budgetary Institution “National Medical Research Center of Surgery named after A. Vishnevsky” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2. Joint Stock Company “Meditek”
Abstract
Currently catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become the standard treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). During RFA, additional linear lesions are performed along the posterior wall of the left atrium, which can cause damage to the esophagus. The manuscript considers the methods introduced into practice to prevent damage to the esophagus during RFA, the pros and cons of the techniques.
Publisher
Cardiology Research Institute
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Medicine (miscellaneous),Internal Medicine