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cardiac radioablation (photodynamic cardiac ablation)
see radiofrequency catheter ablation
Indications:
- refractory cardiac arrhythmias
- ablation of cardiac conduction system anomalies
- radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
- pulse field ablation for atrial fibrillation [2]
* may be done intraoperatively
Pathology:
- results in coagulation necrosis
Radiology: performed in association with imaging guidance.
Specific
pulse field ablation
radiofrequency catheter ablation
supraventricular cardiac radioablation
ventricular cardiac radioablation
General
radioablation (photodynamic ablation)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- 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: 38977913
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03114-3