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Literature suggests that use of contact force (CF) catheter with higher power for short periods is effective and safe.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\/Results:<\/jats:bold> Retrospectively analyzed 76 patients undergoing the first ablation. Third five patients\u2010group A: 27 (77%) paroxysmal AFib (PAFib) and 8 (23%) persistent AFib (PersAFib) who underwent ablation at the power of 30 W\u201017\u2009mL\/minute flow with a CF of 10\u201030\u2009g for 30\u2009seconds. Fourty one patients\u2010group B: 28 (68.3%) PAFib and 13 (31.70%) PersAFib underwent ablation using 45\u2009W on posterior wall with CF of 8\/15\u2009g, as well as 50\u2010W anterior wall with CF of 10\/20 g\u201035\u2009mL\/minute flow for 6\u2009seconds. Pulmonary vein isolation in both groups and ablated. For patients not in the sinus, we performed cardioversion before ablation. No complications. Group A: Left atrial time 110\u2009\u00b1\u200929\u2009minutes, total 148\u2009\u00b1\u200933.6\u2009minutes, radiofrequency time (RF) 4558\u2009\u00b1\u20091998\u2009seconds, X\u2010ray 8.5\u2009\u00b1\u20093.5\u2009minutes, and elevation of esophageal temperature (ET) in 26 (74.3%). group B: Left atrial time 70.7\u2009\u00b1\u200918.5\u2009minutes (\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.00001), total 106\u2009\u00b1\u200923\u2009minutes (\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.00001), RF 1909\u2009\u00b1\u2009675.8\u2009seconds (\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.00001), X\u2010ray 8.8\u2009\u00b1\u20096.6\u2009minutes (\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.221) and elevation of ET in 21 (51.20% \u2010 \n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.0578). In 6 and 12 months follow\u2010up, we had 9 (25.71%) and 11 (31.42%) recurrences in group A and 5 (12.19%) and 7 (17.07%) in group B (\n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.231 at 6 and \n<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.14 at 12 months), respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> HPSD was safe, useful, and efficient compared with CT, and reduced procedural time and total RF time. HPSD may reduce esophageal injury because of lower heating rate and it may reduce the recurrence of atrial tachyarrythmias.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/jce.14110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,9]],"date-time":"2019-08-09T10:01:02Z","timestamp":1565344862000},"page":"1877-1883","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":64,"title":["Comparison of high\u2010power short\u2010duration (HPSD) ablation of atrial fibrillation using a contact force\u2010sensing catheter and conventional technique: Initial results"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"30","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3915-4309","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fabricio","family":"Vassallo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Section of Institute of Cardiology of Espirito Santo  Brazil"},{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christiano","family":"Cunha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Section of Institute of Cardiology of Espirito Santo  Brazil"},{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eduardo","family":"Serpa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Section of Institute of Cardiology of Espirito Santo  Brazil"},{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucas Luis","family":"Meigre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Section of Institute of Cardiology of Espirito Santo  Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hermes","family":"Carloni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"suffix":"Jr.","given":"Aloyr","family":"Simoes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dalton","family":"Hespanhol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos Volponi","family":"Lovatto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"suffix":"Jr,","given":"Walter","family":"Batista","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Renato","family":"Serpa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Section of Institute of Cardiology of Espirito Santo  Brazil"},{"name":"Cardiology Section of Santa Rita de Cassia Hospital Vitoria Espirito Santo Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_15_1_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1540-8167.2007.00956.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_1_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCEP.109.859116"},{"key":"e_1_2_15_1_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"335","DOI":"10.1093\/europace\/eum120","article-title":"HRS\/EHRA\/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow\u2010up: a report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). 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