Characterization and Clinical Significance of Hemolysis After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Multicenter Analysis.

Miruna-Andreea Popa Sandrine Venier Roberto Menè Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca Frédéric Sacher Nicolas Derval Mélèze Hocini Stephanie Dulucq Guido Caluori Stephane CombesJean-Paul AlbenqueFederica Saitta Bernhard HallerGian-Battista ChierchiaCarlos De Asmundis Giovanni Rovaris Serge Boveda Pierre Jais

Published in: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology (2024)

Intravascular hemolysis is a frequent finding after PFA and increases with the number of PFA deliveries. Until the clinical impact of PFA-associated hemolysis is fully elucidated, a careful titration of PFA deliveries during the ablation procedure is warranted.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
red blood cell
coronary artery
left atrial
radiofrequency ablation
minimally invasive
left atrial appendage
cross sectional
oral anticoagulants
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
mitral valve