Erik Kulstad, MS, MD

Association Between Active Esophageal Cooling and Increased Procedural Volumes of Catheter Ablation

Purpose: To determine the influence of active esophageal cooling on procedural volumes for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency (RF) ablation after adoption of active esoph...

Christopher Joseph , BA;

Julie Cooper , MD;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

Matthew C. Sackett , MD;

Jose Silva , MD;

Rich Kuk , MD;

Julia McHugh , MD, PhD;

Babette Brumback , PhD;

07/13/2023

Economic Analysis of Active Esophageal Cooling in Zero-Fluoroscopy Settings Without Intracardiac Echocardiography

Purpose: To quantify the cost impact of implementing active esophageal cooling during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) performed without fluoroscopy or intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). ...

Christopher Joseph , BA;

Julie Cooper , MD;

Amir Schricker , MD, MS;

Dorothy Sala , RN;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

Christopher Woods , MD, PhD;

07/19/2023

Mechanisms of Action of Active Esophageal Cooling During Left Atrial Radiofrequency Ablation: A Multidisciplinary Review

Purpose: To determine possible mechanisms of action underpinning the protective effects of active esophageal cooling. Active esophageal cooling is increasingly used as a protective strate...

Samuel Omotoye , MD;

Rogelio Silva , MD;

Jamal Hayat , MD;

Jason Zagrodzky , MD;

Benjamin Levi , MD;

Audra Clark , MD;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

07/19/2023

Procedural Time Reduction With Active Esophageal Cooling During Radiofrequency Ablation: A Multi-Operator Review

Purpose: To determine procedural times for radiofrequency (RF) ablations to obtain pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using either active esophageal cooling or luminal esophageal temperature ...

Julie Cooper , MD;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

Westby G. Fisher , MD, FACC;

Jose Nazari , MD;

Alex Ro , MD;

Jacob Sherman ;

Mark Metzl , MD;

Christopher Joseph , BA;

07/19/2023