Richard Kuk
A5039406705- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Centra Health
2023-2025
Active esophageal cooling reduces the incidence of endoscopically identified severe lesions during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation left atrium for treatment atrial fibrillation. A formal analysis atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) rate with active has not previously been performed.
ABSTRACT Background High‐frequency low‐tidal‐volume (HFLTV) ventilation is a safe and cost‐effective strategy that improves catheter stability, first‐pass pulmonary vein isolation, freedom from all‐atrial arrhythmias during radiofrequency ablation (RFCA) of paroxysmal persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the incremental value adding rapid‐atrial pacing (RAP) to HFLTV‐ventilation has not yet been determined. Objective To evaluate effect plus RAP RFCA AF on procedural long‐term...
Abstract Introduction Proactive esophageal cooling has been FDA cleared to reduce the likelihood of ablation‐related injury resulting from radiofrequency (RF) cardiac ablation procedures. Data suggest that procedure times for RF pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) also decrease when proactive is employed instead luminal temperature (LET) monitoring. Reduced may allow increased electrophysiology (EP) lab throughput. We aimed quantify change in EP throughput PVI cases after introduction cooling....
ABSTRACT Background Active esophageal cooling reduces the incidence of endoscopically identified severe lesions during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation left atrium for treatment atrial fibrillation. No atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) has been reported to date with active cooling, and only one pericardio-esophageal reported; however, a formal analysis AEF rate not previously performed. Methods Atrial fibrillation procedure volumes before after adoption using dedicated device (ensoETM,...
Introduction : Proactive esophageal cooling has been FDA cleared to reduce the likelihood of ablation-related injury resulting from radiofrequency (RF) cardiac ablation procedures. Data suggest that procedure times for RF pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) also decrease when proactive is employed instead luminal temperature (LET) monitoring. Reduced may allow increased electrophysiology (EP) lab throughput. We aimed quantify change in EP throughput PVI cases after introduction cooling. Methods...
Abstract Background High-frequency low-tidal volume (HFLTV) ventilation is a safe and cost-effective strategy that improves catheter stability, first-pass pulmonary vein isolation, freedom from all-atrial arrhythmias during radiofrequency ablation (RFCA) of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). However, the incremental value adding rapid-atrial pacing (RAP) to HFLTV-ventilation has not yet been determined. Objective To evaluate effect plus RAP RFCA PAF on procedural long-term clinical...
Background: High-frequency low-tidal-volume (HFLTV) ventilation is a safe and cost-effective strategy that improves catheter stability, first-pass pulmonary vein isolation, freedom from all-atrial arrhythmias during radiofrequency ablation (RFCA) of paroxysmal persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the incremental value adding rapid-atrial pacing (RAP) to HFLTV-ventilation has not yet been determined. Objective: To evaluate effect plus RAP RFCA AF on procedural long-term clinical...