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ArticleScientific reports2026

Unipolar voltage map guided catheter ablation is an efficient approach to achieve pulmonary vein isolation.

Takumi J Matsubara, Sadaharu Matsumoto, Masato Anai, Yoko Taira, Daisuke Maebuchi, Masahiro Myojo, Yasuyuki Sugishita, Nobuhiko Ito, Fumiko Tabei

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Takumi J MatsubaraDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. matsubarat-int@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Sadaharu MatsumotoDepartment of Medical Engineering, Kanto Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Masato AnaiDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoko TairaDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke MaebuchiDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiro MyojoDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuyuki SugishitaDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuhiko ItoDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Fumiko TabeiDepartment of Cardiology, Kanto Central Hospital, 6-25-1 Kamiyouga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is now a cornerstone of treatment for atrial fibrillation. The unipolar voltage map analysis could determine the thick atrial wall areas of the pulmonary vein. However, the benefit of utilizing a unipolar voltage map in routine PVI is unknown. Twenty-seven cases received conventional PVI and 21 cases received the unipolar-voltage-map-guided ablation. Total RF points were decreased from 97 to 70 points in average for the unipolar-guided group. The one-year recurrence rate in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was 42.1% in the conventional group and 33.3% in the unipolar voltage map-guided group.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationPulmonary VeinsFemaleHumansMaleRecurrenceTreatment Outcome

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