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ArticleHerzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2025

[Guideline to safe and effective atrial fibrillation ablation with pulsed-field ablation using the pentaspline PFA system as an example].

Nico Reinsch, Victoria Johnson, Sascha Rolf, Sonia Busch, Micaela Ebert, Tilmann Maurer, Roland Tilz, Till Althoff, Julian Chun, David Duncker and 9 more

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Article in Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
    2025
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Nico ReinschAbteilung für Elektrophysiologie, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Alfried-Krupp-Straße 21, 45131, Essen, Deutschland. nico.reinsch@krupp-krankenhaus.de.
Victoria JohnsonUniversitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, ZIM III Kardiologie und Angiologie, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Sascha RolfKlinik für Innere Medizin - Kardiologie, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin, Deutschland.
Sonia BuschAbteilung Elektrophysiologie, Herz-Zentrum Bodensee, Konstanz, Deutschland.
Micaela EbertSektion Rhythmologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin und Kardiologie, Herzzentrum Dresden, Medizinische Fakultät und Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
Tilmann MaurerCardioMed Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Roland TilzAbteilung für Rhythmologie, Universitäres Herzzentrum Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Deutschland.
Till AlthoffArrhythmia Section, Cardiovascular Institute (ICCV), CLÍNIC - Barcelona University Hospital, Barcelona, Spanien.
Julian ChunCCB Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik III, Markuskrankenhaus, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
David DunckerHannover Herzrhythmus Centrum, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.
Christian HeegerAbteilung für Rhythmologie, Klinik für Kardiologie und Innere Medizin, Asklepios Klinik Hamburg Altona, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Henning JansenElektrophysiologie Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland.
Leon IdenHerz- und Gefäßzentrum der Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Bad Segeberg, Deutschland.
Andreas RilligUniversitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Philipp SommerKlinik für Rhythmologie und Elektrophysiologie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr Uni Bochum, Medizinische Fakultät der Uni Bielefeld, Bad Oeynhausen, Deutschland.
Tillman DahmeKlinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Pneumologie, Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Deutschland.
Melanie GunawardeneKardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Heidi L EstnerMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, LMU Klinikum der Universität München, München, Deutschland.
Daniel StevenAbteilung für Elektrophysiologie, Herzzentrum der Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation ablation is an established procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, in which Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) is a novel method alongside radiofrequency and cryoablation. The article explains the technical basics of PFA, describes different types of catheters and gives detailed instructions on how to perform the procedure, from patient selection to sedation strategies and imaging. Important safety aspects and possible complications are also covered. Finally, the further development of PFA technology for the treatment of other arrhythmias and integration into 3D mapping systems is discussed. This work is part of a series of articles on further training in special rhythmology.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationPractice Guidelines as TopicSurgery, Computer-AssistedEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisGermanyHumansTreatment OutcomeAblationAtrial fibrillationCardiac arrhythmiaElectroporationPulsed field ablation

Identifiers

PMID40019534
PMCPMC12177022

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