ArticleHeart rhythm O22024
Posterior wall ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: Very-high-power short-duration versus standard-power radiofrequency ablation.
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- Pulsed field ablation for the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation: a scientific statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the Heart Rhythm Society, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society.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 · 2026Guideline
- Efficacy and safety of pulsed field ablation and very high-power short-duration ablation for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Pentaspline Pulsed Field Ablation Versus High-Power Short-Duration/Very High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Mind Mapping Combined With Behavior Rating Scale on Medical Compliance Behavior of Atrial Fibrillation Patients Underwent Radiofrequency Ablation.Brain and behavior · 2025Trial
- Pulsed field ablation for pulmonary vein isolation with or without posterior wall ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: a multicenter study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Different approaches to persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using pulsed field ablation: impact of procedural workflows on arrhythmia termination.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 · 2026Article
- High-power, very-high-power, and low-power radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: A Bayesian network meta-analysis.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Pre-procedural time spent in atrial fibrillation using intermittent ECG monitoring is associated with arrhythmia recurrence after ablation: the ISOLATION cohort study.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 · 2026Article
- The mechanism of electrical remodeling in atrial fibrillation and current research status of natural drugs and active ingredients inhibiting atrial electrical remodeling.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- AI-Assisted 3D Intracardiac Echocardiography for Pulsed Field Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Variable Loop Circular Catheter: A Multicenter Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Ablation of slow activation areas in addition to pulmonary vein isolation improves the maintenance of the sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025Article
- Comparative Studies of Different Ablation Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Psoriasis: A Multicenter Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Comparison of a Novel Temperature-Controlled Diamond-Tip Catheter and a Power-Controlled Gold-Tip Catheter for the Irrigated Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A novel enhanced stability detection algorithm for ablation catheters: purpose and application in high-power short-duration ablation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibrosis in Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanistic Insights, Diagnostic Challenges, and Emerging Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The effect of different power radiofrequency ablations in treatment and postoperative pain in patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- Ethanol marshall bundle elimination, pulmonary vein isolation, and linear ablation for atrial fibrillation with or without heart failure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion resulting from radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation can be mistakenly diagnosed as pneumonia: a case report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Posterior wall ablation (PWA) is commonly added to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) during catheter ablation (CA) of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare PVI plus PWA using very-high-power short-duration (vHPSD) vs standard-power (SP) ablation index-guided CA among consecutive patients with persistent AF and to determine the voltage correlation between microbipolar and bipolar mapping in AF. Methods: We compared 40 patients undergoing PVI plus PWA using vHPSD to 40 controls receiving PVI plus PWA using SP. The primary efficacy endpoint was recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias after a 3-month blanking period. The primary safety outcome was a composite of major complications within 30 days after CA. In the vHPSD group, high-density mapping of the posterior wall was performed using both a multipolar catheter and microelectrodes on the tip of the ablation catheter. Results: PVI was more commonly obtained with vHPSD compared to SP ablation (98%vs 75%; Conclusion: vHPSD PWA plus PVI may be faster and as safe as SP CA among patients with persistent AF, with a trend for superior efficacy. Adapted voltage cutoffs should be used for identifying atrial low-voltage areas with microbipolar mapping.
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