Pulmonary vein narrowing after pulsed field versus thermal ablation.

Moussa MansourEdward P GerstenfeldChinmay P Patel Sanghamitra MohantyWilliam WhangFrank A CuocoStavros E MountantonakisDouglas N GibsonJohn D HardingScott K HollandAnitha B AchyuthaChristopher W Schneider Andrew S MugglinElizabeth M AlbrechtKenneth M SteinJohn W LehmannVivek Y Reddy

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

In this first randomized comparison of PFA vs. thermal ablation, PFA resulted in less PV narrowing-thereby underscoring the qualitatively differential and favourable impact of PFA on PV tissue.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
double blind
open label
catheter ablation
placebo controlled
phase iii
study protocol