[HTML][HTML] Pulsed field or conventional thermal ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

VY Reddy, EP Gerstenfeld, A Natale… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation is an effective treatment for
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pulsed field ablation, which delivers microsecond high-voltage …

Safety of pulsed field ablation in more than 17,000 patients with atrial fibrillation in the MANIFEST-17K study

E Ekanem, P Neuzil, T Reichlin, J Kautzner… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is an emerging technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
(AF), for which pre-clinical and early-stage clinical data are suggestive of some degree of …

Safety and effectiveness of pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation: one-year outcomes from the MANIFEST-PF registry

MK Turagam, P Neuzil, B Schmidt, T Reichlin… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulsed field ablation is a novel nonthermal cardiac ablation modality using
ultra-rapid electrical pulses to cause cell death by a mechanism of irreversible …

Emerging technologies for pulmonary vein isolation

FD Ramirez, VY Reddy, R Viswanathan… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with
considerable morbidity and mortality. Electrically isolating the pulmonary veins from the left …

Pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation: a review of the literature

A Di Monaco, N Vitulano, F Troisi, F Quadrini… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and catheter
ablation, which can be used in symptomatic patients refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy …

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation using a novel variable-loop biphasic pulsed field ablation catheter integrated with a 3-dimensional mapping system: 1-year …

M Duytschaever, T De Potter, M Grimaldi… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The inspIRE study (Study for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation [PAF]
by Pulsed Field Ablation [PFA] System With Irreversible Electroporation [IRE]) evaluated …

A focal ablation catheter toggling between radiofrequency and pulsed field energy to treat atrial fibrillation

VY Reddy, P Peichl, E Anter, G Rackauskas… - Clinical …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Because of its safety,“single-shot” pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheters have
been developed for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). However, most atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Characterization of phrenic nerve response to pulsed field ablation

B Howard, DE Haines, A Verma… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Phrenic nerve palsy is a well-known complication of cardiac ablation, resulting
from the application of direct thermal energy. Emerging pulsed field ablation (PFA) may …

Circular multielectrode pulsed field ablation catheter lasso pulsed field ablation: lesion characteristics, durability, and effect on neighboring structures

H Yavin, E Brem, I Zilberman… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a nonthermal energy with potential safety
advantages over radiofrequency ablation. This study investigated a novel PFA system—a …

Pulsed field vs conventional thermal ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: recurrent atrial arrhythmia burden

VY Reddy, M Mansour, H Calkins, A d'Avila… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background The ADVENT randomized trial revealed no significant difference in 1-year
freedom from atrial arrhythmias (AA) between thermal (radiofrequency/cryoballoon) and …