What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to explore how PSOCT-NIRS metrics can measure tissue reactions to thermal energy during ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation.

April 10, 2026Open Access

Multimodal PSOCT-NIRS catheter for guided ablation of atrial fibrillation

Key Points

The aim is to explore how PSOCT-NIRS metrics can measure tissue reactions to thermal energy during ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation.
Utilized a multimodal PSOCT-NIRS catheter during ablation procedures

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Intervention

Multimodal PSOCT-NIRS catheter for guided ablation of atrial fibrillation

Outcome

Measurement of tissue response to thermal energy deliverysurrogate

PSOCT-NIRS metrics collected during thermal energy delivery could help understand treatment durability in atrial fibrillation ablation.

Abstract

PSOCT-NIRS can measure tissue response to thermal energy delivery, and the optical metrics are complementary. By collecting more information during thermal energy delivery, PSOCT-NIRS metrics could contribute to understanding treatment durability in future investigations.

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Michael Douglass

Reza Mohammadpour

Walter J. Hoyt

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Journal of Biomedical Optics

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Columbia University

Case Western Reserve University

Ochsner Health System

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Multimodal PSOCT-NIRS catheter for guided ablation of atrial fibrillation

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