Table 2.
Procedural characteristics
| Study | Number of sessions | Endocardial energy source | Surgical approach | Endocardial lesions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLurgio et al 202010 | Single setting | RF | TD: 66% SubX: 34% |
PVI: 100% PV touch-up/common PV ablation: 38% CTI: 96% MTI: 2% Linear/focal touch-up to address gaps around PV reflections: 13% |
| Makati et al 202022 | Single setting | Cryo | TD: 71% SubX: 29% |
CTI (with RF): 100% |
| Maclean et al 202021 | Staged by ∼6 weeks | RF | TD: 93% SubX: 7% |
PVI: 100% CTI: 67.4% CFAE: 55.8% Roof: 41.9% MTI: 13.9% Other: 30.2% |
| Gulkarov et al 201918 | Single setting | RF | TD: 100% | PVI: 100% CFAE: 2% CTI: 61% MTI, anterior LA line, LA roof line: 52% |
| Larson et al 202020 | Mostly single setting | RF: 83% Cryo: 12% RF/Cryo: 4% |
TD: 54% SubX: 46% |
NR |
| Tonks et al 201919 | Single setting: 89% Staged by 1 day: 11% |
RF | TD: 31% SubX: 69% LAA exclusion: 36% |
PVI: 100% Roof line: 100% RA flutter line: 50% LA flutter line: 14% RA and LA flutter line: 5% |
CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrograms; Cryo = cryoballoon; CTI = cavotriscuspid isthmus; LA = left atrial; LAA = left atrial appendage; NR = not reported; PV = pulmonary vein; PVI = pulmonary vein isolation; RA = right atrial; RF = radiofrequency; SubX = subxiphoid; TD = transdiaphragmatic.