Abstracts

Modified Atrial Fibrillation Burden: A Novel Metric to Account for Both Rhythm and Rate Control

Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) burden is increasingly being used as an endpoint in AF management. A comprehensive metric that accounts for the degree of both rate and rhythm control ma...

Rod S. Passman , MD, MSCE, FACC, FHRS;

Jack Goergen , MD;

Graham Peigh , MD, MSc;

Bradley P. Knight , MD, FACC, FHRS;

07/19/2023

Mechanisms of Action of Active Esophageal Cooling During Left Atrial Radiofrequency Ablation: A Multidisciplinary Review

Purpose: To determine possible mechanisms of action underpinning the protective effects of active esophageal cooling. Active esophageal cooling is increasingly used as a protective strate...

Samuel Omotoye , MD;

Rogelio Silva , MD;

Jamal Hayat , MD;

Jason Zagrodzky , MD;

Benjamin Levi , MD;

Audra Clark , MD;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

07/19/2023

Increased Delay from Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis to Ablation Increases Mortality in Structural Heart Disease Patients

Purpose: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia often comorbid with systolic or diastolic heart failure (HF). Catheter ablation is a more effective treatment for AF with concurre...

Heidi T. May , MSPH, PhD;

Andrew J. Sessions ;

Brian G. Crandall , MD;

John D. Day , MD;

Michael J. Cutler , DO, PhD;

Christopher A. Groh , MD;

Leenhapong Navaravong , MD;

Ravi Ranjan , MD, PhD;

Benjamin A. Steinberg , MD, MHS, FHRS;

T. Jared Bunch , MD;

07/19/2023

Gender-Based Stroke Risk in Patients With AFib and Heart Failure Treated With Mineralocorticoid Antagonists

Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia detected in hospitalized patients. It is independently associated with an increased risk of stroke. Anti-fibrotic p...

07/19/2023

Fibrosis and Epicardial Adipose Tissue Impair Left Atrial Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Purpose: Left atrial (LA) fibrosis and enlargement are hallmarks of structural remodeling that contribute to atrial fibrillation (AF) pathophysiology. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is i...

Fima Macheret ;

Bishoy Hanna ;

Joonseok Kim ;

Nazem Akoum , MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHRS;

Yaacoub Chahine ;

Lee Bockus ;

07/19/2023

Economic Analysis of Active Esophageal Cooling in Zero-Fluoroscopy Settings Without Intracardiac Echocardiography

Purpose: To quantify the cost impact of implementing active esophageal cooling during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) performed without fluoroscopy or intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). ...

Christopher Joseph , BA;

Julie Cooper , MD;

Amir Schricker , MD, MS;

Dorothy Sala , RN;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

Christopher Woods , MD, PhD;

07/19/2023

Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Lead-Free Zero Fluoro Approach: A Four-Year Single-Center Experience

Purpose: Electrophysiologists have for years been plagued with the dangers of prolonged radiation exposure and associated long-term use of lead aprons. Patients also are exposed to signif...

Brandon Doty , RN;

Feross Al-Hindi ;

Bridget Lee , DO;

Jamarcus Brider , DO;

Devi G. Nair , MD, FACC, FHRS;

07/19/2023

Cost Saving Analysis With Esophageal Cooling During Left Atrial Ablation in a Large Hospital

Purpose: To compare the costs of active esophageal cooling to luminal esophageal temperature (LET) monitoring during left atrial ablation in a large hospital.

Julie Cooper , MD;

07/17/2023

Automated Localization of Atrial Ectopic Beats Using 12-Lead ECG Mean Spatio-Temporal Vector Position

Purpose: Localizing the origin of atrial ectopic activity from the 12-lead ECG can be challenging, particularly in patients with atrial pathology.

Ramkumar V. Venkateswaran ;

Satoshi Higuchi ;

Chanhee Lee ;

Joshua D. Moss ;

Edward P. Gerstenfeld , MD;

Jeffrey E. Olgin ;

Peter M. van Dam ;

07/14/2023

Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence-Free After Pulmonary Vein Isolation With and Without Non-Pulmonary Vein Trigger Ablation

Purpose: The success rate of Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) depends on many factors. Non-pulmonary vein triggers are one of the factors of arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation. W...

Leenhapong Navaravong , MD;

Natnicha Leelaviwat ;

Nithi Tokavanich ;

Jakrin Kewcharoen ;

Sakditad Saowapa ;

Witina Techasatian ;

07/13/2023