{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["64(2)"],"submitter":["Christoph M"],"funding":["Technische Universität Dresden"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Doppler microembolic signals (MES) occur during atrial fibrillation ablation despite of permanent flushed transseptal sheaths, frequent controls of periprocedural coagulation status and the use of irrigated ablation catheters PURPOSE: To investigate the number and type of MES depending on the procedure time, prespecified procedure steps, the activated clotting time (ACT) during the ablation procedure and the catheter contact force.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective trial, 53 consecutive atrial fibrillation patients underwent pulmonary vein isolation by super-irrigated \"point-by-point\" ablation. All patients underwent a periinterventional, continuous transcranial Doppler examination (TCD) of the bilateral middle cerebral arteries during the complete ablation procedure.<h4>R"],"journal":["Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing"],"pagination":["359-365"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9399063"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Simple periprocedural precautions to reduce Doppler microembolic signals during AF ablation."],"pmcid":["PMC9399063"],"pubmed_authors":["Ibrahim K","Christoph M","Pfluecke C","Quick S","Huo Y","Gaspar T","Wunderlich C","Schoen S","Poitz D","Forkmann M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Simple periprocedural precautions to reduce Doppler microembolic signals during AF ablation.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Doppler microembolic signals (MES) occur during atrial fibrillation ablation despite of permanent flushed transseptal sheaths, frequent controls of periprocedural coagulation status and the use of irrigated ablation catheters PURPOSE: To investigate the number and type of MES depending on the procedure time, prespecified procedure steps, the activated clotting time (ACT) during the ablation procedure and the catheter contact force.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective trial, 53 consecutive atrial fibrillation patients underwent pulmonary vein isolation by super-irrigated \"point-by-point\" ablation. All patients underwent a periinterventional, continuous transcranial Doppler examination (TCD) of the bilateral middle cerebral arteries during the complete ablation procedure.<h4>R","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Aug","modification":"2025-04-22T05:41:20.52Z","creation":"2025-04-05T21:24:08.266Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9399063","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34060007"],"doi":["10.1007/s10840-021-01010-1"]}}