2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): The Task Force for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC - Hindricks, G. (Eur Heart J, 2020)

2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation - Calkins, H. (EP Europace, 2017)

Response of atrial fibrillation to pulmonary vein antrum isolation is directly related to resumption and delay of pulmonary vein conduction - Verma, A. (Circulation, 2005)

Novel contact force sensor incorporated in irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter predicts lesion size and incidence of steam pop and thrombus - Yokoyama, K. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 2008)

Relationship between catheter contact force and radiofrequency lesion size and incidence of steam pop in the beating canine heart: electrogram amplitude, impedance, and electrode temperature are poor predictors of electrode-tissue contact force and lesion size - Ikeda, A. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 2014)

Predictive value of impedance changes for real-time contact force measurements during catheter ablation of atrial arrhythmias in humans - Kumar, S. (Heart Rhythm, 2013)

Locations of high contact force during left atrial mapping in atrial fibrillation patients: electrogram amplitude and impedance are poor predictors of electrode-tissue contact force for ablation of atrial fibrillation - Nakagawa, H. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 2013)

Role of contact force sensing in catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias: evolution or history repeating itself? - Ariyarathna, N. (JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 2018)

A novel radiofrequency ablation catheter using contact force sensing: Toccata study - Kuck, K. H. (Heart Rhythm, 2012)

Paroxysmal AF catheter ablation with a contact force sensing catheter: results of the prospective, multicenter SMART-AF trial - Natale, A. (J Am Coll Cardiol, 2014)

Use of contact force sensing technology during radiofrequency ablation reduces recurrence of atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Afzal, M. R. (Heart Rhythm, 2015)

Role of contact force-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Lin, H. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 2017)

Updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of contact force sensing on the safety and efficacy of atrial fibrillation ablation: discrepancy between observational studies and randomized control trial data - Virk, S. A. (Europace, 2019)

Comparison of lesion formation between contact force-guided and non-guided circumferential pulmonary vein isolation: a prospective, randomized study - Kimura, M. (Heart Rhythm, 2014)

Randomized comparison of contact force-guided versus conventional circumferential pulmonary vein isolation of atrial fibrillation: prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of electrical reconnections and clinical outcomes - Nakamura, K. (J Interv Card Electrophysiol, 2015)

Randomized, controlled trial of the safety and effectiveness of a contact force-sensing irrigated catheter for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results of the TactiCath contact force ablation catheter study for atrial fibrillation (TOCCASTAR) study - Reddy, V. Y. (Circulation, 2015)

Impact of contact force monitoring in acute pulmonary vein isolation using an anatomic approach. A randomized study - Pedrote, A. (Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 2016)

Randomized trial comparing pulmonary vein isolation using the SmartTouch catheter with or without real-time contact force data - Ullah, W. (Heart Rhythm, 2016)

Is the knowledge of contact force beneficial in pulmonary vein antrum isolation? - Borregaard, R. (Scand Cardiovasc J, 2017)

Contact force sensing for ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a randomized, multicenter trial - Conti, S. (Heart Rhythm, 2018)

Pulmonary vein isolation using “contact force” ablation: the effect on dormant conduction and long-term freedom from recurrent atrial fibrillation–a prospective study - Andrade, J. G. (Heart Rhythm, 2014)

Impact of real-time contact force and impedance measurement in pulmonary vein isolation procedures for treatment of atrial fibrillation - Wakili, R. (Clin Res Cardiol, 2014)

Pulmonary vein isolation using new technologies to improve ablation lesion formation: Initial results comparing enhanced catheter tip irrigation (Surround Flow(®)) with contact force measurement (Smarttouch(®)) - Fichtner, S. (Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J, 2015)

Contact-force guided single-catheter approach for pulmonary vein isolation: feasibility, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness - Pambrun, T. (Heart Rhythm, 2017)

Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: nonrandomized comparison of circular versus point-by-point “smart” ablation for achieving circumferential pulmonary vein isolation and curing arrhythmic symptoms - Rosso, R. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 2016)

Comparison of robotic and manual persistent AF ablation using catheter contact force sensing: an international multicenter registry study - Ullah, W. (Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 2014)

Clinical experience with contact-force and flexible-tip ablation catheter designs - Deubner, N. (J Interv Card Electrophysiol, 2016)

Assessment of autonomic nervous system modulation after novel catheter ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation using multiple short-term electrocardiogram recordings - Yanagisawa, S. (J Interv Card Electrophysiol, 2018)

Comparison of cryoballoon and contact force-sensing radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in clinical practice - Kobori, A. (Circ J, 2022)

Role of Contact force sensing in catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias: evolution or history repeating itself? - Ariyarathna, N. (JACC: Clin Electrophysiol, 2018)

Relationship between contact force sensing technology and medium-term outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: a multicenter study of 600 patients - Jarman, J. W. E. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 2015)

Impact of contact force technology on atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta-analysis - Shurrab, M. (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015)

In vivo contact force analysis and correlation with tissue impedance during left atrial mapping and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation - Makimoto, H. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 2014)

Contact force facilitates the achievement of an unexcitable ablation line during pulmonary vein isolation - Schaeffer, B. (Clin Res Cardiol, 2018)

Ablation index, a novel marker of ablation lesion quality: prediction of pulmonary vein reconnection at repeat electrophysiology study and regional differences in target values - Das, M. (EP Europace, 2016)

‘CLOSE’-guided pulmonary vein isolation and changes in local bipolar and unipolar atrial electrograms: observations from the EP Lab - Coeman, M. (J Atr Fibrillation, 2018)

Updated worldwide survey on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation for human atrial fibrillation - Cappato, R. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 2010)

Predicting atrial fibrillation ablation outcome: The CAAP-AF score - Winkle, R. A. (Heart Rhythm, 2016)