Pulsed-field ablation combined with ultrahigh-density mapping in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Practical and electrophysiological considerations.
Melanie A GunawardeneBenjamin N SchaefferMario JularicChristian EickholtTilman MaurerRuken Ö AkbulakMax FlindtOmar AnwarUlrich F PapeSebastian MaasbergNele GesslerJens HartmannStephan WillemsPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
For the first time illustrated by UHDx mapping, PFA creates wide antral circumferential lesions and homogenous LAPW isolation with depression of tissue voltage to a minimum. Although with a low incidence, early PV reconnection can still occur also in the setting of PFA.