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Trial reportEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2025

Termination of atrial arrhythmia and restoration of sinus rhythm during pulsed field ablation with a pentaspline catheter in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Massimo Moltrasio, Saverio Iacopino, Francesco Solimene, Stefano Bianchi, Marco Schiavone, Sakis Themistoclakis, Antonio Rossillo, Matteo Bertini, Davide Zirolia, Mario Volpicelli and 5 more

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Trial report 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, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05617456 (Advanced TecHnologies For SuccEssful AblatioN of AF in Clinical Practice), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05617456 recruitingnot on this map

Advanced TecHnologies For SuccEssful AblatioN of AF in Clinical Practice: ATHENA Study

TypeobservationalSponsorGiulio ZucchelliRan2022 to 2029Enrolled4,100ConditionsCardiac Arrhythmia, Atrial FibrillationArmsAF ablation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. 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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Massimo MoltrasioDepartment of Clinical Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Monzino Cardiological Center IRCCS, Via Carlo Parea 4, Milan 20138, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8891-6237
Saverio IacopinoMaria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2131-1110
Francesco SolimeneElectrophysiology Unit, Montevergine Clinic, Mercogliano, AV, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4179-9050
Stefano BianchiCenter of Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences, Ospedale Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2307-8105
Marco SchiavoneDepartment of Clinical Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Monzino Cardiological Center IRCCS, Via Carlo Parea 4, Milan 20138, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0720-3380
Sakis ThemistoclakisCardiology Department, Ospedale dell'angelo, Mestre, Venice, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7998-7113
Antonio RossilloCardiology Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
Matteo BertiniCardiology Unit, University of Ferrara, Sant'Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5285-7140
Davide ZiroliaClinical and Experimental Cardiology, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, University Hospital, Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4086-4546
Mario VolpicelliCardiovascular Diseases and Electrophysiology Unit, S. Maria della Pietà Hospital, Nola, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5288-0108
Gianluca ZingariniCardiology Unit, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Antonio Dello RussoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7737-421X
Maurizio MalacridaBoston Scientific, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8823-0334
Giulio ZucchelliSecond Division of Cardiology, Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Department, New Santa Chiara Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7274-4541
Claudio TondoDepartment of Clinical Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Monzino Cardiological Center IRCCS, Via Carlo Parea 4, Milan 20138, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8500-8313

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CLINICAL

trial registrationAdvanced TecHnologies For SuccEssful AblatioN of AF in Clinical Practice (ATHENA). URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/Identifier: NCT05617456.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCardiac CathetersCatheter AblationPulmonary VeinsAgedEquipment DesignFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAtrial fibrillationCellular electroporationPersistent AFPulsed field ablationSinus rhythm restoration

Identifiers

PMID40624924
PMCPMC12290877

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