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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2026

Adjunctive posterior wall ablation with a balloon-in-basket pulsed-field ablation catheter in atrial fibrillation: feasibility, safety, and insights into targeted lesion delivery from the VOLT CE Mark study.

Melanie A Gunawardene, Roland Tilz, Haris Haqqani, David DeLurgio, Stewart Healy, Joaquin Osca, Jonathan M Kalman, Alex McLellan, Emily Jesser, Gian Battista Chierchia and 4 more

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Article 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, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Melanie A GunawardeneCCB, MVZ CCB Frankfurt und Main Taunus GbR, Markus Hospital, Wilhelm Epstein Strasse 4, Frankfurt am Main 60431, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7561-7185
Roland TilzDepartment of Rhythmology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0122-7130
Haris HaqqaniDepartment of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Rd, Chermside, QLD 4032, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1543-6686
David DeLurgioEmory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3272-7234
Stewart HealyDepartment of Cardiology, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Joaquin OscaHospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, Quatre Carreres, Valencia 46026, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7253-1826
Jonathan M KalmanDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6618-7184
Alex McLellanDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Emily JesserElectrophysiology, Abbott, Plymouth, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8679-1461
Gian Battista ChierchiaHeart Rhythm Management Center, UZ Brussels - Vrij Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Edward ZhaiElectrophysiology, Abbott, Plymouth, MN, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-3087-4333
Sebastien KnechtDeaptment of Electrophysiology, St-Jan Hospital, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4500-0146
Dhanunjaya LakkireddyKansas City Heart Rhythm Institute and Research Foundation, 5100 W 100th St, Suite-200, Overland Park, KS 66211, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1492-2693
Prashanthan SandersCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Adelaide University and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3803-8429

Funding

AbbottInvestigator Grant FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
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Atrial fibrillationBalloon-in-basket catheterPosterior wallPulsed-field ablation

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PMID42028834
PMCPMC13179784

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