Po-682-08 the power of ep-bioengineering collaboration: development of a heart-esophageal model to study energy transfer between tissues, evaluate rapidly evolving ablation strategies and tools for mitigation of esophageal injury

Ablation within the left atrium (LA) can result in injury to surrounding structures, particularly the esophagus. Despite rapidly evolving ablation strategies, mechanisms, risk factors, and preventative measures to limit injury to juxtaposed tissues remain incompletely understood. Currently, there is no versatile preclinical method to assist with study of catheter ablation on surrounding tissues.