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Lo M, Miller A, Leverence K. Safety, Effectiveness, and Clinical Workflow with a Balloon-Based Pulsed Field Ablation System: A Single-Center Experience. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2025; 17:251-257. [PMID: 40412873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2025.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2025]
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A balloon-based pulsed field ablation (PFA) system with tissue proximity and mapping integration is currently undergoing clinical study. The initial 47 cases performed by a single operator identified important procedural workflow and system features that allow for the efficient adoption of this new catheter ablation technology resulting in an average procedure time including a 20 minute waiting period of 106.4 ± 21.1 minutes, with an average of 18.2 ± 3.1 applications per patient. This initial clinical study experience demonstrated this PFA system was safe and acutely effective in pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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- Monica Lo
- Department of Electrophysiology, Arkansas Heart Hospital, 1701 South Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211, USA.
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- Abbott, 5050 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55442, USA
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Marazzato J, Zou F, Zhang X, Di Biase L. Role of Catheter-Tissue Contact in Pulsed Field Ablation. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2025; 17:191-203. [PMID: 40412868 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2025.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2025]
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Pulsed electrical field energy is a highly customizable, minimally thermal energy source associated with a myriad of potential ablation recipes that would hypothetically limit the importance of catheter-tissue contact on lesion formation. However, recent preclinical studies conducted on ventricular swine models suggest that contact force is pivotal in achieving adequate lesion formation even during pulsed field ablation. Despite the accruing preclinical evidence, clinical data on ablation targets beyond pulmonary veins are lacking and vast, and prospective human studies are required to better explore the clinical outcome of patients undergoing contact-force-guided pulsed field ablation for cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Jacopo Marazzato
- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA; Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Via Gerenzano 2, Castellanza, Varese 21053, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
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Hu X, Li W, Ren B, Zeng R. Incidence of silent cerebral events detected by MRI in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulsed field ablation vs thermal ablation: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm 2025:S1547-5271(25)02315-X. [PMID: 40221109 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2025] [Accepted: 04/05/2025] [Indexed: 04/14/2025]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and catheter ablation has been demonstrated to achieve superior success rates compared with antiarrhythmic drugs. However, this procedure entails certain risks, including silent cerebral events (SCEs), which may affect cognitive function. This network meta-analysis aimed to determine the global incidence of SCEs in patients with AF undergoing catheter ablation and to compare the incidence across energy sources and catheter types. Our analysis included 86 trials involving 10,456 patients with AF, with a pooled SCE incidence of 19.1%. For pulsed field ablation, the incidence of SCEs was 14.4%; thermal ablation techniques showed rates of 17.7% for radiofrequency ablation, 20.8% for cryoballoon ablation, and 32.7% for laser ablation. No significant differences were found between pulsed field ablation and thermal ablation in SCE incidence. The comparison of SCE incidence between different catheter types revealed variations. The HD Mesh Ablator demonstrated the lowest incidence rate (15.1%), whereas the PVAC catheter had the highest (36.2%). The Farawave catheter had an incidence rate of 18.5% and showed no significant differences compared with most thermal catheters, except for the HD Mesh Ablator (relative risk, 0.15; 95% credible interval, 0.03-0.89). Our findings indicate that a substantial proportion of patients experience SCEs after catheter ablation for AF, with an overall incidence of approximately 19.1% occurring within 1 week (mostly within 72 hours) after ablation. No significant differences were observed in SCE incidence between pulsed field ablation and thermal ablation or between the Farawave catheter and most thermal catheters.
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- Xianjin Hu
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China.
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Lenarczyk R, Proietti M, Scheitz JF, Shah D, Siebert E, Gorog DA, Kowalczyk J, Bonaros N, Ntaios G, Doehner W, Van Mieghem NM, Nardai S, Kovac J, Fiszer R, Lorusso R, Navarese E, Castrejón S, Rubboli A, Rivera-Caravaca JM, Chieffo A, Lip GYH. Clinical and subclinical acute brain injury caused by invasive cardiovascular procedures. Nat Rev Cardiol 2025; 22:273-303. [PMID: 39394524 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-024-01076-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/13/2024]
Abstract
Over the past 50 years, the number and invasiveness of percutaneous cardiovascular procedures globally have increased substantially. However, cardiovascular interventions are inherently associated with a risk of acute brain injury, both periprocedurally and postprocedurally, which impairs medical outcomes and increases health-care costs. Current international clinical guidelines generally do not cover the area of acute brain injury related to cardiovascular invasive procedures. In this international Consensus Statement, we compile the available knowledge (including data on prevalence, pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and management) to formulate consensus recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute brain injury caused by cardiovascular interventions. We also identify knowledge gaps and possible future directions in clinical research into acute brain injury related to cardiovascular interventions.
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- Radosław Lenarczyk
- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
- The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Division of Subacute Care, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardiology Service, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute for Neuroradiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
- Centre for Health Services Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
- The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health-Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Clinical Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- SIRIO MEDICINE Research Network, Sassari, Italy
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Emergency, Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca), CIBERCV, Murcia, Spain
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- San Raffaele Vita Salute, University Milan, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Sullivan AP, Aguilar M, Laksman Z. Pulsed Field Ablation: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Studies. Bioengineering (Basel) 2025; 12:329. [PMID: 40281689 PMCID: PMC12024434 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering12040329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2025] [Accepted: 03/19/2025] [Indexed: 04/29/2025] Open
Abstract
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is an emerging technology that utilizes ultra-short high-voltage electric pulses to create nanopores in cell membranes, leading to cell death through irreversible electroporation (IRE). PFA is touted to be highly tissue-selective, which may mitigate the risk of collateral injury to vital adjacent structures. In the field of cardiac electrophysiology, initial studies have shown promising results for acute pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and lesion durability, with overall freedom from recurrent atrial arrhythmia comparable to traditional thermal ablation modalities. While further large studies are required for long-term efficacy and safety data, PFA has the potential to become a preferred energy source for cardiac ablation for some indications. This review outlines the basic principles and biophysics of IRE and its application to cardiac electrophysiology through a review of the existing preclinical and clinical data.
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- Andrew P. Sullivan
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada;
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada;
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada;
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Aldaas OM, Reddy VY, Verma A, Natale A, Peichl P, Schmidt B, Calkins H, Sanders P, Mansour M, Feld GK, Hsu JC. Harmonized Definitions and Nomenclature for Use in Pulsed Field Ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2025; 18:e013294. [PMID: 39989360 DOI: 10.1161/circep.124.013294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2025]
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- Omar M Aldaas
- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, La Jolla (O.M.A., G.K.F., J.C.H.)
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- Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (V.Y.R.)
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- Division of Cardiiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (A.V.)
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX (A.N.)
- Department of Cardiology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (A.N.)
- Interventional Electrophysiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA (A.N.)
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Division of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (A.N.)
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- Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny (Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine)-Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic (P.P.)
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- Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien Frankfurt und Main-Taunus GbR, Germany (B.S.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.C.)
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- University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (P.S.)
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia (P.S.)
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, La Jolla (O.M.A., G.K.F., J.C.H.)
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, La Jolla (O.M.A., G.K.F., J.C.H.)
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Saito Y, Nagashima K, Watanabe R, Wakamatsu Y, Otsuka N, Hirata S, Hirata M, Sawada M, Kurokawa S, Okumura Y. Clinical importance of tissue proximity indication during pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: insights from initial experience. Heart Rhythm 2025:S1547-5271(25)00091-8. [PMID: 39864478 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2024] [Revised: 01/13/2025] [Accepted: 01/18/2025] [Indexed: 01/28/2025]
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BACKGROUND Pulsed field ablation (PFA) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) has been gaining worldwide acceptance because of its efficacy and safety. A variable loop circular catheter (VLCC, VARIPULSE, Biosense Webster, Inc) for PFA recently launched in Japan, includes a tissue proximity indication (TPI) feature to monitor catheter-tissue contact via impedance. However, the role of TPI during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is unclear. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate TPI feasibility during PVI and its relationship with acute pulmonary vein (PV) reconnection. METHODS Twenty-one patients with paroxysmal AF underwent PFA (at least 4 ablations per PV) using the VLCC. We evaluated the association between TPI-positive site percentages, voltage, left atrial wall thickness on ADAS 3D software (Adas3D Medical SL, Barcelona Spain), and acute PVI failure sites. RESULTS Four of 21 patients (8 failure sites) experienced PVI failure after primary PFA. Failure sites had significantly lower TPI-positive site percentages (0 ± 0% vs 63 ± 27%, P < .001) and higher voltage (3.57 ± 1.35 mV vs 2.06 ± 1.42 mV, P = .003) but not PV wall thickness. We found that a left atrial bipolar voltage amplitude ≥2.24 mV was determinants of PV gaps with an area under the curve of 0.83 calculating receiver operating characteristic curves. TPI-positive site percentages increased significantly (58 ± 29% to 64 ± 26%, P = .009), whereas PV gaps decreased from 3 of 28 PVs (11%) to 2 of 54 PVs (4%, P = .332) between the first 7 and last 14 cases. CONCLUSION Acute PVI failure was significantly associated with poor tissue contact and higher voltage. However, acute PVI failure can be prevented with improved TPI-based contact information.
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- Yuji Saito
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Li R, Zhang X, Liu X, Gu Z, He J, Dong Y, Chen Y, Lip GY, Liu C, Zhu W. Effectiveness and Safety of Pulsed Field Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. JACC. ASIA 2025; 5:143-157. [PMID: 39896250 PMCID: PMC11782097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2024.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 09/09/2024] [Accepted: 09/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2025]
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BACKGROUND As a competitive nonthermal energy technique used in atrial fibrillation (AF), the effectiveness and safety of pulsed field ablation (PFA) has remained uncertain. OBJECTIVES The authors meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of PFA in treating AF patients and compare its outcomes with conventional thermal ablation. METHODS The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched until January 2024 for relevant studies investigating the use of PFA for AF. A fixed-effects model was used for pooled analysis if the I2 value was <50%; otherwise, a random-effects model was applied. RESULTS A total of 46 studies were included in this analysis. The single-arm meta-analysis of 40 studies showed an acute pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) rate of 99.79% per pulmonary vein (PV) and 99.47% per patient, with atrial arrhythmia recurrence rates of 12.36%, 12.42%, and 23.28% at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. The safety outcomes incidence was low. In the comparison of 21 studies between PFA and thermal ablation, PFA demonstrated comparable acute PVI rates but a higher first-pass isolation rate. PFA was associated with a lower incidence of atrial arrhythmia recurrence after 3 months and phrenic nerve paralysis or injury, but a higher risk of cardiac perforation or tamponade. Procedure time was shorter with PFA. CONCLUSIONS PFA showed noninferiority to thermal ablation in acute PVI and superiority in first-pass isolation, atrial arrhythmia recurrence, phrenic nerve paralysis or injury, and procedure time. However, PFA treatment exhibited a higher risk of cardiac perforation or tamponade.
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- Runkai Li
- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation and Vascular Diseases (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation and Vascular Diseases (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation and Vascular Diseases (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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Vetta G, Della Rocca DG, Parlavecchio A, Magnocavallo M, Sorgente A, Pannone L, Del Monte A, Almorad A, Sieira J, Marcon L, Doundoulakis I, Mohanty S, Audiat C, Nakasone K, Bala G, Ströker E, Combes S, Overeinder I, Bianchi S, Palmisano P, Rossi P, Boveda S, La Meir M, Natale A, Sarkozy A, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Multielectrode catheter-based pulsed electric field vs. cryoballoon for atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Europace 2024; 26:euae293. [PMID: 39579376 PMCID: PMC11641428 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2024] [Revised: 08/20/2024] [Accepted: 10/24/2024] [Indexed: 11/25/2024] Open
Abstract
AIMS Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is an innovative technology recently adopted for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Preclinical and clinical studies have reported a remarkable safety profile, as a result of its tissue-specific effect targeting cardiomyocytes and sparing adjacent tissues. Single-shot pentaspline system was the first PFA device to receive regulatory approval. We performed a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of PFA with the single-shot pentaspline system vs. currently available second-/third-/fourth-generation cryoballoon ablation (CRYO) technologies. METHODS AND RESULTS We systematically searched electronic databases for studies focusing on AF ablation employing the PFA single-shot pentaspline system or second-/third-/fourth-generation CRYO technologies. The primary endpoints were acute procedural success assessed on a vein and patient basis. Safety endpoints included overall periprocedural complications and major periprocedural complications. We also compared procedural, fluoroscopy times, and freedom from atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATs) at follow-up (secondary endpoints). Twenty and 70 studies were included for PFA and CRYO, respectively. Pulsed field ablation demonstrated greater acute procedural success on a vein basis (99.9% vs. 99.1%; P < 0.001), as well as per patient (99.5% vs. 98.4%; P < 0.001). Pulsed field ablation yielded lower overall periprocedural complications (3.1% vs. 5.6%; P < 0.001), shorter procedural time (75.9 min vs. 105.6 min; P < 0.001), and fluoroscopy time (14.2 min vs. 18.9 min; P < 0.001) compared with CRYO. No differences were found for major periprocedural complications (1.2% vs. 1.0%; P = 0.46) and freedom from ATs at 1 year (82.3% vs. 80.3%; log-rank P = 0.61). CONCLUSION Pulsed field ablation contributed to higher acute procedural success and safety compared with CRYO. No statistically significant differences in AT recurrence at 1-year follow-up were observed.
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- Giampaolo Vetta
- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
- Mediterranean Consortium for Arrhythmia Research (MediCAR), Rome, Italy
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
- Mediterranean Consortium for Arrhythmia Research (MediCAR), Rome, Italy
- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX 78705, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Mediterranean Consortium for Arrhythmia Research (MediCAR), Rome, Italy
- Arrhythmology Unit, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX 78705, USA
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Arrhythmology Unit, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
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- Heart Rhythm Department, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX 78705, USA
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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Belalcazar A, Heist EK. Comparison of efficiency of PFA catheter designs by computer modeling. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2024; 35:2382-2393. [PMID: 39377574 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 09/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/28/2024] [Indexed: 10/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Various catheter designs are appearing for Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA). It is unclear if they differ in terms of safety and efficiency. PFA studies have reported hemolysis, kidney injury, high troponin, among other side effects. METHODS Using a CT-derived computer model, we compared catheter designs using two metrics: (1) efficiency: power delivered to an atrial wall target, expressed as a percent of total generator power; and (2) safety: electric current to achieve 90% transmurality (since more energy causes more collateral effects), as well as the corresponding electrode current density (ECD), a heat and bubble metric. The following catheter designs were compared: penta-spline basket, Nitinol spheres (focal 9 mm and large 1-shot), circular, balloon, and flex-circuit. Target was a 6 × 47 mm circumferential segment of atrial wall at LPV antrum. Transmurality was defined as percent of target having >600 volts per centimeter (V/cm) electric field needed for electroporation. RESULTS Efficiency was 0.9, 1.4, 2.7, 5.9, 10, and 12% for the large 1-shot and 9 mm Nitinol spheres, penta-spline, circular, flex spline, and balloon catheters, respectively. Regarding safety, currents for 90% transmurality were 70, 39,36,12.5, 5.3, and 4 Amps for the same respective catheters, with less being safer. ECD was 124, 25, 74, 83, 41, and 31 A/cm2, respectively. CONCLUSION Computer models demonstrated a remarkable range in efficiency among catheters studied. Those having less atrial blood exposure had the highest efficiencies, with factors of up to 13X more efficiency compared to exposed ones. Higher efficiency designs have less collateral current and are safer. Confirmatory in-vivo studies are required.
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Steiger NA, McClennen L, Bilenker J, Patino C, Matos CD, Sauer KM, Hoyas C, Tedrow UB, Zei PC, Romero JE, Sauer WH. Evaluation of pulsed field ablation lesion characteristics using an in vitro vegetable model. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2024:10.1007/s10840-024-01906-8. [PMID: 39155351 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-024-01906-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND In vitro models to evaluate cardiac pulsed field ablation (PFA) have not been well established. We sought to create a standardized vegetable model and staining protocol for assessing unipolar PFA using a surface electrode. METHODS We exposed potato slabs to unipolar PFA in a saline bath using a 3.5 mm electrode catheter and grounding pad connected to a custom-built high-voltage generator. Lesions were clearly visualized after staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) using a timed protocol to reveal a necrotic center and a periphery of electroporated cells with intact mitochondria. RESULTS Lesion volume increased linearly with increasing voltage and logarithmically with repetitive PFA applications. CONCLUSION The findings observed in this vegetable model using a TTC staining protocol are consistent with findings observed with cardiomyocytes.
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- Nathaniel A Steiger
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Turagam MK, Neuzil P, Petru J, Funasako M, Koruth JS, Skoda J, Kralovec S, Reddy VY. AF ablation using a novel "single-shot" map-and-ablate spherical array pulsed field ablation catheter: 1-Year outcomes of the first-in-human PULSE-EU trial. Heart Rhythm 2024; 21:1218-1226. [PMID: 38768840 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.04.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND During pulsed field ablation (PFA), electrode-tissue proximity optimizes lesion quality. A novel "single-shot" map-and-ablate spherical multielectrode PFA array catheter that is able to verify electrode-tissue contact was recently studied in a first-in-human trial of atrial fibrillation (AF). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to report lesion durability data, safety, and 12-month effectiveness outcomes. METHODS The spherical PFA catheter, an all-in-one mapping and ablation system, was used to render anatomy and to deliver biphasic pulses (ungated 1.7 kV pulses; ∼40 seconds/application). Ablation sites included pulmonary veins (PVs) and, in selected patients, posterior wall and mitral isthmus. Follow-up was invasive remapping at ∼3 months, electrocardiograms, Holter monitoring at 6 and 12 months, and symptomatic and scheduled transtelephonic monitoring. The primary and secondary efficacy end points were acute PV isolation (PVI), PVI durability, and atrial arrhythmia recurrence. RESULTS In the 48-patient AF cohort (paroxysmal, 48%; persistent, 52%), lesion sets included PVI (n = 48; 1.2 applications/PV), posterior wall (n = 20; 3.6 applications/posterior wall), and mitral isthmus (n = 11; 2.9 applications/mitral isthmus). Lesions were acutely successful for all 187 of 187 PVs (100%), 20 of 20 posterior walls (100%), and 10 of 11 mitral isthmuses (91%). Pulse delivery time, left atrial catheter dwell time, and procedure time were 61.5 ± 32.8 seconds, 53.9 ± 26.5 minutes, and 87.8 ± 29.8 minutes, respectively. Remapping (43/48 patients [89.5%]) revealed that 158 of 169 PVs (93.5%) were durably isolated. The only complication was a drug-responsive pericarditis. The 1-year Kaplan-Meier estimates of freedom from atrial arrhythmia were 84.2% (paroxysmal AF) and 80.0% (persistent AF). CONCLUSION The single-shot spherical array PFA catheter can safely achieve durable lesions, translating into good clinical efficacy.
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- Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Wang Z, Liang M, Sun J, Zhang J, Han Y. A New Hope for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Application of Pulsed-Field Ablation Technology. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11:175. [PMID: 38921675 PMCID: PMC11204042 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11060175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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In recent years, the prevalence of and mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases have been rising in most countries and regions. AF is the most common arrhythmic condition, and there are several treatment options for AF. Pulmonary vein isolation is an effective treatment for AF and is the cornerstone of current ablation techniques, which have one major limitation: even when diagnosed and treated at a facility that specializes in ablation, patients have a greater chance of recurrence. Therefore, there is a need to develop better ablation techniques for the treatment of AF. This article first compares the current cryoablation (CBA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) techniques for the treatment of AF and discusses the utility and advantages of the development of pulsed-field ablation (PFA) technology. The current research on PFA is summarized from three perspectives, namely, simulation experiments, animal experiments, and clinical studies. The results of different stages of experiments are summarized, especially during animal studies, where pulmonary vein isolation was carried out effectively without causing injury to the phrenic nerve, esophagus, and pulmonary veins, with higher safety and shorter incision times. This paper focuses on a review of various a priori and clinical studies of this new technique for the treatment of AF.
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- Zhen Wang
- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China; (M.L.); (J.S.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China; (M.L.); (J.S.); (J.Z.)
- National Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China; (M.L.); (J.S.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China; (M.L.); (J.S.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China; (M.L.); (J.S.); (J.Z.)
- National Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases, Shenyang 110016, China
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Chun KRJ, Miklavčič D, Vlachos K, Bordignon S, Scherr D, Jais P, Schmidt B. State-of-the-art pulsed field ablation for cardiac arrhythmias: ongoing evolution and future perspective. Europace 2024; 26:euae134. [PMID: 38848447 PMCID: PMC11160504 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is an innovative approach in the field of cardiac electrophysiology aimed at treating cardiac arrhythmias. Unlike traditional catheter ablation energies, which use radiofrequency or cryothermal energy to create lesions in the heart, PFA utilizes pulsed electric fields to induce irreversible electroporation, leading to targeted tissue destruction. This state-of-the-art review summarizes biophysical principles and clinical applications of PFA, highlighting its potential advantages over conventional ablation methods. Clinical data of contemporary PFA devices are discussed, which combine predictable procedural outcomes and a reduced risk of thermal collateral damage. Overall, these technological developments have propelled the rapid evolution of contemporary PFA catheters, with future advancements potentially impacting patient care.
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- Kyoung-Ryul Julian Chun
- CCB Frankfurt, Med. Klinik III, Markuskrankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany
- Klinik für Rhythmologie, UKSH, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Laboratory of Biocybernetics, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Site Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Bordeaux University Hospital, University of Bordeaux, Avenue du Haut-Lévêque, –Pessac, France
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- CCB Frankfurt, Med. Klinik III, Markuskrankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Site Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Bordeaux University Hospital, University of Bordeaux, Avenue du Haut-Lévêque, –Pessac, France
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- CCB Frankfurt, Med. Klinik III, Markuskrankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany
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Aldaas OM, Malladi C, Han FT, Hoffmayer KS, Krummen D, Ho G, Raissi F, Birgersdotter-Green U, Feld GK, Hsu JC. Pulsed field ablation versus thermal energy ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural efficiency, safety, and efficacy. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2024; 67:639-648. [PMID: 37855992 PMCID: PMC11016003 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-023-01660-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulsed field ablation (PFA) induces cell death through electroporation using ultrarapid electrical pulses. We sought to compare the procedural efficiency characteristics, safety, and efficacy of ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) using PFA compared with thermal energy ablation. METHODS We performed an extensive literature search and systematic review of studies that compared ablation of AF with PFA versus thermal energy sources. Risk ratio (RR) 95% confidence intervals (CI) were measured for dichotomous variables and mean difference (MD) 95% CI were measured for continuous variables, where RR < 1 and MD < 0 favor the PFA group. RESULTS We included 6 comparative studies for a total of 1012 patients who underwent ablation of AF: 43.6% with PFA (n = 441) and 56.4% (n = 571) with thermal energy sources. There were significantly shorter procedures times with PFA despite a protocolized 20-min dwell time (MD - 21.95, 95% CI - 33.77, - 10.14, p = 0.0003), but with significantly longer fluroscopy time (MD 5.71, 95% CI 1.13, 10.30, p = 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in periprocedural complications (RR 1.20, 95% CI 0.59-2.44) or recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias (RR 0.64, 95% CI 0.31, 1.34) between the PFA and thermal ablation cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results of this meta-analysis, PFA was associated with shorter procedural times and longer fluoroscopy times, but no difference in periprocedural complications or rates of recurrent AF when compared to ablation with thermal energy sources. However, larger randomized control trials are needed.
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- Omar Mahmoud Aldaas
- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California San Diego Health System, 9452 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of CA - San Diego, 9452 Medical Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Room 3E-417, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
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Reddy VY, Anter E, Peichl P, Rackauskas G, Petru J, Funasako M, Koruth JS, Marinskis G, Turagam M, Aidietis A, Kautzner J, Natale A, Neuzil P. First-in-human clinical series of a novel conformable large-lattice pulsed field ablation catheter for pulmonary vein isolation. Europace 2024; 26:euae090. [PMID: 38584468 PMCID: PMC11057205 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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AIMS Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has significant advantages over conventional thermal ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). This first-in-human, single-arm trial to treat paroxysmal AF (PAF) assessed the efficiency, safety, pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) durability and one-year clinical effectiveness of an 8 Fr, large-lattice, conformable single-shot PFA catheter together with a dedicated electroanatomical mapping system. METHODS AND RESULTS After rendering the PV anatomy, the PFA catheter delivered monopolar, biphasic pulse trains (5-6 s per application; ∼4 applications per PV). Three waveforms were tested: PULSE1, PULSE2, and PULSE3. Follow-up included ECGs, Holters at 6 and 12 months, and symptomatic and scheduled transtelephonic monitoring. The primary and secondary efficacy endpoints were acute PVI and post-blanking atrial arrhythmia recurrence, respectively. Invasive remapping was conducted ∼75 days post-ablation. At three centres, PVI was performed by five operators in 85 patients using PULSE1 (n = 30), PULSE2 (n = 20), and PULSE3 (n = 35). Acute PVI was achieved in 100% of PVs using 3.9 ± 1.4 PFA applications per PV. Overall procedure, transpired ablation, PFA catheter dwell and fluoroscopy times were 56.5 ± 21.6, 10.0 ± 6.0, 19.1 ± 9.3, and 5.7 ± 3.9 min, respectively. No pre-defined primary safety events occurred. Upon remapping, PVI durability was 90% and 99% on a per-vein basis for the total and PULSE3 cohort, respectively. The Kaplan-Meier estimate of one-year freedom from atrial arrhythmias was 81.8% (95% CI 70.2-89.2%) for the total, and 100% (95% CI 80.6-100%) for the PULSE3 cohort. CONCLUSION Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) utilizing a conformable single-shot PFA catheter to treat PAF was efficient, safe, and effective, with durable lesions demonstrated upon remapping.
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- Vivek Y Reddy
- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shamir Medical Center, Be'er Yaakov, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine-IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine-IKEM, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David’s Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Division of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Chinyere IR, Mori S, Hutchinson MD. Cardiac blood vessels and irreversible electroporation: findings from pulsed field ablation. VESSEL PLUS 2024; 8:7. [PMID: 38646143 PMCID: PMC11027649 DOI: 10.20517/2574-1209.2023.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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The clinical use of irreversible electroporation in invasive cardiac laboratories, termed pulsed field ablation (PFA), is gaining early enthusiasm among electrophysiologists for the management of both atrial and ventricular arrhythmogenic substrates. Though electroporation is regularly employed in other branches of science and medicine, concerns regarding the acute and permanent vascular effects of PFA remain. This comprehensive review aims to summarize the preclinical and adult clinical data published to date on PFA's effects on pulmonary veins and coronary arteries. These data will be contrasted with the incidences of iatrogenic pulmonary vein stenosis and coronary artery injury secondary to thermal cardiac ablation modalities, namely radiofrequency energy, laser energy, and liquid nitrogen-based cryoablation.
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- Ikeotunye Royal Chinyere
- Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
- Banner University Medicine, Banner Health, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
- Banner University Medicine, Banner Health, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
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Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Natale A, Whang W, Cuoco FA, Patel C, Mountantonakis SE, Gibson DN, Harding JD, Ellis CR, Ellenbogen KA, DeLurgio DB, Osorio J, Achyutha AB, Schneider CW, Mugglin AS, Albrecht EM, Stein KM, Lehmann JW, Mansour M. Pulsed Field or Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:1660-1671. [PMID: 37634148 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2307291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 155.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation is an effective treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulsed field ablation, which delivers microsecond high-voltage electrical fields, may limit damage to tissues outside the myocardium. The efficacy and safety of pulsed field ablation as compared with conventional thermal ablation are not known. METHODS In this randomized, single-blind, noninferiority trial, we assigned patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a 1:1 ratio to undergo pulsed field ablation or conventional radiofrequency or cryoballoon ablation. The primary efficacy end point was freedom from a composite of initial procedural failure, documented atrial tachyarrhythmia after a 3-month blanking period, antiarrhythmic drug use, cardioversion, or repeat ablation. The primary safety end point included acute and chronic device- and procedure-related serious adverse events. RESULTS A total of 305 patients were assigned to undergo pulsed field ablation, and 302 were assigned to undergo thermal ablation. At 1 year, the primary efficacy end point was met (i.e., no events occurred) in 204 patients (estimated probability, 73.3%) who underwent pulsed field ablation and 194 patients (estimated probability, 71.3%) who underwent thermal ablation (between-group difference, 2.0 percentage points; 95% Bayesian credible interval, -5.2 to 9.2; posterior probability of noninferiority, >0.999). Primary safety end-point events occurred in 6 patients (estimated incidence, 2.1%) who underwent pulsed field ablation and 4 patients (estimated incidence, 1.5%) who underwent thermal ablation (between-group difference, 0.6 percentage points; 95% Bayesian credible interval, -1.5 to 2.8; posterior probability of noninferiority, >0.999). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation receiving a catheter-based therapy, pulsed field ablation was noninferior to conventional thermal ablation with respect to freedom from a composite of initial procedural failure, documented atrial tachyarrhythmia after a 3-month blanking period, antiarrhythmic drug use, cardioversion, or repeat ablation and with respect to device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 1 year. (Funded by Farapulse-Boston Scientific; ADVENT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04612244.).
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- Vivek Y Reddy
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
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- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Andrea Natale
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - William Whang
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Frank A Cuoco
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Chinmay Patel
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Stavros E Mountantonakis
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Douglas N Gibson
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - John D Harding
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Christopher R Ellis
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Kenneth A Ellenbogen
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - David B DeLurgio
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Jose Osorio
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Anitha B Achyutha
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Christopher W Schneider
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Andrew S Mugglin
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Elizabeth M Albrecht
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Kenneth M Stein
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - John W Lehmann
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
| | - Moussa Mansour
- From the Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (V.Y.R., W.W.), and Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health (S.E.M.) - both in New York; the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (E.P.G.), Scripps Clinic and Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, San Diego (D.N.G.), and Boston Scientific, Menlo Park (A.B.A., C.W.S.) - all in California; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin (A.N.); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (A.N.); Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC (F.A.C.); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle, Harrisburg (C.P.), and Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown (J.D.H.) - both in Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (C.R.E.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.A.E.); Emory University Hospital, Atlanta (D.B.D.); Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL (J.O.); Paradigm Biostatistics, Anoka (A.S.M.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (E.M.A., K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; Lehmann Consulting, Naples, FL (J.W.L.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (M.M.)
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El-Harasis MA, Richardson TD. A novel single shot pulsed field ablation catheter: Where does it stand and where do we go from here? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:2213-2215. [PMID: 37554100 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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- Majd A El-Harasis
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Jacob S Koruth
- Helmsely Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Helmsely Electrophysiology Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Khurshid S, Nguyen T, Yamada K, Hanley A. Looking into the Mirror: Pulmonary Vein Isolation in a Patient with Dextrocardia, Complete Situs Inversus and Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava. HeartRhythm Case Rep 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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