Pulsed Field Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Atrial Fibrillation

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Authors

Vivek Y. Reddy · Na Homolce Hospital

Petr Neužil · Na Homolce Hospital

Jacob S. Koruth · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jan Petrů · Na Homolce Hospital

Moritoshi Funosako · Na Homolce Hospital

Hubert Cochet · Université de Bordeaux

Lucie Šedivá ·

Abstract

In first-in-human trials, PFA preferentially affected myocardial tissue, allowing facile ultra-rapid PV isolation with excellent durability and chronic safety. (IMPULSE: A Safety and Feasibility Study of the IOWA Approach Endocardial Ablation System to Treat Atrial Fibrillation; NCT03700385; and PEFCAT: A Safety and Feasibility Study of the FARAPULSE Endocardial Ablation System to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation; NCT03714178).

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Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volume 74, Issue 3, pp. 315-326

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.04.021

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