[PDF][PDF] Progress in atrial fibrillation ablation during 25 years of Europace journal

L Boersma, JG Andrade, T Betts, M Duytschaever… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The first edition of Europace journal in 1999 came right around the time of the landmark
publication of the electrophysiologists from Bordeaux, establishing how elimination of …

Cardiac ablation with pulsed electric fields: principles and biophysics

A Sugrue, E Maor, F Del-Carpio Munoz, AM Killu… - Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pulsed electric fields (PEFs) have emerged as an ideal cardiac ablation modality. At present
numerous clinical trials in humans are exploring PEF as an ablation strategy for both atrial …

Pulsed field ablation using focal contact force-sensing catheters for treatment of atrial fibrillation: acute and 90-day invasive remap** results

A Anić, T Phlips, T Brešković, P Koopman… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as a promising alternative to thermal ablation
for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). We report performance and safety using the …

Characterization and clinical significance of hemolysis after pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: results of a multicenter analysis

MA Popa, S Venier, R Menè… - Circulation …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is increasingly used in clinical practice for the
treatment of atrial fibrillation. While the susceptibility of erythrocytes to electroporation is well …

Effects of contact force on lesion size during pulsed field catheter ablation: histochemical characterization of ventricular lesion boundaries

H Nakagawa, Q Castellvi, R Neal… - Circulation …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Effects of contact force (CF) on lesion formation during pulsed field ablation
(PFA) have not been well validated. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement …

S Tzeis, EP Gerstenfeld, J Kalman, EB Saad… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …

In vivo pulsed-field ablation in healthy vs. chronically infarcted ventricular myocardium: biophysical and histologic characterization

U Sandhu, L Alkukhun, B Kheiri, J Hodovan… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Data on ventricular pulsed-field ablation (PFA) are sparse in the setting of chronic
myocardial infarction (MI). The objective of this study was to compare the biophysical and …

Characteristics of pulsed electric field cardiac ablation porcine treatment zones with a focal catheter

A Verma, R Neal, J Evans, Q Castellvi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Pulsed electric field (PEF) therapies employ punctuated energy delivery to kill
cells in a volume of tissue through mechanisms that are not dependent on thermal …

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: A review of techniques

P Calvert, GYH Lip, D Gupta - Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Ablation of atrial fibrillation is a key area of current research. A multitude of techniques have
been tested, some of which are poorly evidenced and not recommended in routine clinical …

Concurrent percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion and catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: state-of-the-art review

MT Mills, P Calvert, P Velavan, GYH Lip… - Trends in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stroke prevention and symptom control are two integral pillars in atrial fibrillation (AF)
management. Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is effective at reducing …