Comparison of dragging ablation and point‐by‐point ablation with a laser balloon on linear lesion formation

Lesion size and continuity in dragging laser balloon (LB) ablation, which may enable fast and durable pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation, are unknown. We evaluated the differences in size and continuity of linear lesions formed by dragging ablation and conventional point‐by‐point ablation using an LB in vitro model.

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