cardiotomskСибирский журнал клинической и экспериментальной медициныSiberian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine2713-29272713-265XTSU publishing10.29001/2073-8552-2023-38-2-44-50cardiotomsk-1678Research ArticleОБЗОРЫ И ЛЕКЦИИREVIEWS AND LECTURESИнтраоперационный мониторинг температуры внутри пищевода во время радиочастотной аблации задней стенки левого предсердия при фибрилляции предсердий (обзор литературы)Intraoperative monitoring of intraesophageal temperature during radiofrequency ablation of the posterior wall of the left atrium in atrial fibrillation (literature review)https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-8252ЯшковМ. В.YashkovM. V.

Яшков Максим Валерьевич, врач сердечно-сосудистый хирург

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Maxim V. Yashkov, cardiovascular surgeon

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

y.maksim541@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-0250АртюхинаЕ. А.ArtyukhinaE. A.

Артюхина Елена Александровна, д-р мед. наук, заведующий отделением электрофизиологических рентгенэндоваскулярных методов диагностики и лечения аритмий

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Elena A. Artyukhina, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of Department of Electrophysiological and Endovascular Methods for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

artelena.71@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-9063ТаймасоваИ. А.TaymasovaI. A.

Таймасова Ирина Азатовна, врач сердечно-сосудистый хирург

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Irina A. Taymasova, Cardiovascular Surgeon

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

irina-tame@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-7456ДедухЕ. В.DedukhE. V.

Дедух Елизавета Викторовна, врач сердечно-сосудистый хирург

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Elizaveta V. Dedukh, Cardiovascular Surgeon

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

dedukh.elizaveta@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-7106ВасковскийВ. А.VaskovskiyV. A.

Васковский Валентин Анатольевич, канд. мед. наук, рентгенэндоваскулярный хирург

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Valentin A. Vaskovskiy, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Endovascular Surgeon

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

vvaskov03@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-3067КузнецовН. М.KuznetsovN. M.

Кузнецов Никита Михайлович, аспирант

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Nikita M. Kuznetsov, Postgraduate Student in cardiovascular surgery

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

proverkaproverki@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1791-9163РевишвилиА. Ш.RevishviliA. Sh.

Ревишвили Амиран Шотаевич, д-р мед. наук, профессор, академик РАН, директор

117997, Москва, ул. Большая Серпуховская, 27

Amiran Sh. Revishvili, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director

27, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya str., Moscow, 117997

artelena.71@mail.ruПоповА. Ю.PopovA. Yu.

Попов Александр Юрьевич, заместитель директора по науке

105118, Москва, ул. Буракова, 6, стр. 2

Alexander Yu. Popov, Cand. Sci. (Phys. & Math.), Deputy Director for Science

6, Burakova str., build. 2, Moscow, 105118

popov@astrocard-meditek.ruВасинВ. А.VasinV. A.

Васин Вячеслав Александрович, инженер-разработчик

105118, Москва, ул. Буракова, 6, стр. 2

Vyacheslav A. Vasin, Development Engineer

6, Burakova str., build. 2, Moscow, 105118

vasin@astrocard-meditek.ruНациональный медицинский исследовательский центр хирургии имени А.В. Вишневского Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияFederal State Budgetary Institution “National Medical Research Center of Surgery named after A. Vishnevsky” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationRussian FederationАО «Медитек»РоссияJoint Stock Company “Meditek”Russian Federation2023040720233824450Copyright © Яшков М.В., Артюхина Е.А., Таймасова И.А., Дедух Е.В., Васковский В.А., Кузнецов Н.М., Ревишвили А.Ш., Попов А.Ю., Васин В.А., 20232023Яшков М.В., Артюхина Е.А., Таймасова И.А., Дедух Е.В., Васковский В.А., Кузнецов Н.М., Ревишвили А.Ш., Попов А.Ю., Васин В.А.Yashkov M.V., Artyukhina E.A., Taymasova I.A., Dedukh E.V., Vaskovskiy V.A., Kuznetsov N.M., Revishvili A.S., Popov A.Y., Vasin V.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.sibjcem.ru/jour/article/view/1678

 На сегодняшний день катетерная радиочастотная аблация (РЧА) стала стандартным методом лечения пациентов с фибрилляцией предсердий (ФП). В ходе РЧА выполняются дополнительные линейные воздействия по задней стенке левого предсердия, что может вызвать повреждение пищевода. В статье рассматриваются внедренные в практику методы предотвращения повреждения пищевода в ходе радиочастотной аблации, выделены плюсы и минусы методик. 

Currently catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become the standard treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). During RFA, additional linear lesions are performed along the posterior wall of the left atrium, which can cause damage to the esophagus. The manuscript considers the methods introduced into practice to prevent damage to the esophagus during RFA, the pros and cons of the techniques.

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