ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
Effective superior vena cava isolation using a novel C-shaped approach.
Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electroanatomical properties and high-density mapping guided targeted isolation of superior vena cava.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Superior Vena Cava as an Arrhythmogenic Substrate in Atrial Fibrillation: Anatomical, Electrophysiological and Clinical Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Successful Pulsed-Field Ablation of Superior Vena Cava Fibrillation Using a Circular Multielectrode Array Catheter.JACC. Case reports · 2025Article
- Feasibility, Acute Efficacy and Safety of Empirical Superior Vena Cava Isolation in Addition to Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using the Fourth-Generation Cryoballoon: Insights from a Randomized Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: Superior vena cava (SVC) isolation has been proposed as part of the ablation strategy for atrial fibrillation. However, circumferential isolation of the SVC can lead to late-onset complications, such as SVC stenosis. Methods: We describe a detailed observation of the SVC conduction pattern and present a newly developed approach for SVC isolation that involves creating a C-shaped non-circumferential ablation line while sparing the lateral segment. Results: Twelve consecutive patients were included in the study, all of whom achieved bidirectional block during the ablation procedure. Discussion: This approach to SVC isolation is effective and has the potential to reduce ablation related complications; however, larger studies and long-term follow-up is warranted to confirm these findings.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.