Pulsed field ablation selectively spares the oesophagus during pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.

Hubert CochetYosuke NakataniSoumaya Sridi-ChenitiGhassen ChenitiF Daniel RamirezTakashi NakashimaCharles EggertChristopher SchneiderRaju ViswanathanNicolas DervalJosselin DuchateauThomas PambrunRemi ChauvelVivek Y ReddyMichel MontaudonFrançois LaurentFrederic SacherMélèze HociniMichel HaïssaguerrePierre Jais

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 (2021)

PFA does not induce any signs of oesophageal injury on CMR after PVI. Due to its tissue selectivity, PFA may improve safety for catheter ablation of AF.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
structural basis
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
coronary artery disease
left ventricular