Device therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Z Zhang, Y Xiao, Y Dai, Q Lin, Q Liu - Heart Failure Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Device therapy is a nonpharmacological approach that presents a crucial advancement for
managing patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with preserved ejection …

Efficacy and safety of pulsed‐field versus conventional thermal ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AM Amin, A Nazir, MT Abuelazm… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pulsed‐field ablation (PFA) has emerged as an innovative alternative to
radiofrequency (RF) and cryoablation because it selectively targets myocardial tissue. Thus …

Redefining the blanking period after pulsed-field ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

S Mohanty, PG Torlapati, M Casella, DG Della Rocca… - Heart Rhythm, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Recurrence during the 3-month blanking period after radiofrequency ablation of
atrial fibrillation (AF) is typically not considered as a predictor for late recurrence. Objective …

Deep sedation protocol during atrial fibrillation ablation using a novel variable-loop biphasic pulsed field ablation catheter

M Grimaldi, F Quadrini, N Caporusso, F Troisi… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel, largely nonthermal ablative modality that,
by virtue of its putative preferential action on myocardial tissue through the process of …

The effects of interphase and interpulse delays and pulse widths on induced muscle contractions, pain and therapeutic efficacy in electroporation-based therapies

A Cvetkoska, A Maček-Lebar, T Polajžer… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electroporation is used in medicine for drug and gene delivery, and as a nonthermal
ablation method in tumor treatment and cardiac ablation. Electroporation involves delivering …

The safety and feasibility of pulsed-field ablation in atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia: first-in-human pilot trial

R Zeng, F Li, J Jiang, K Cui, Q Yang, J Gao, X Zhu… - Clinical …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background The incidence of atrioventricular conduction system damage during the catheter
ablation procedure has long been a safety concern in patients with atrioventricular nodal re …

Preclinical evaluation of reversible pulsed electrical field: electrophysiological and histological assessment of myocardium

Z Zhai, Y Ling, Y Wang, L Shi, X Liu - Frontiers in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Pulsed field ablation, as a non-thermal ablation modality, has received
increasing attention. The aim of this study is to explore whether a reversible pulsed electric …

Atrial Ablation Lesion Evaluation by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Review of Imaging Strategies and Histological Correlations

LHGA Hopman, N van Pouderoijen, MJ Mulder… - Clinical …, 2023 - jacc.org
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a valuable noninvasive tool for evaluating
tissue response following catheter ablation of atrial tissue. This review provides an overview …

[HTML][HTML] Pulsed field ablation as a precise approach for cardiac arrhythmia treatment via cardiac microenvironment remodeling

P Teng, Y Wu, R Chen, L Hong, B Wu, L Liu, L Ma… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
PFA uses short-duration, high-voltage electrical pulses to induce transient or irreversible
electroporation on cell membranes, causing cell death. Selective inhibition of chaotic …

Comparing the effects of pulsed and radiofrequency catheter ablation on quality of life, anxiety, and depression of patients with paroxysmal supraventricular …

Y Du, S Ma, P Yue, Y Xu, Y Wen, M Ji, L He, D Liao - Trials, 2024 - Springer
Background Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) may lead to decreased quality of life
(QOL) and increased anxiety and depression in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular …