Left atrial posterior wall isolation with pulsed field ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation

MA Gunawardene, G Frommeyer, C Ellermann… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Left atrial posterior wall isolation (LAPWI) may improve rhythm control in
addition to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in persistent atrial fibrillation (persAF) patients …

Clinical impact of posterior wall isolation in catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

X Liu, X Gao, L Chen, L Shen, M Liu… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The clinical outcomes of pulmonary venous isolation alone for persistent atrial
fibrillation (PerAF) remain unclear. Adjuvant posterior wall isolation (PWI) has become a …

Pulsed field ablation in real-world atrial fibrillation patients: clinical recurrence, operator learning curve and re-do procedural findings

MH Ruwald, A Johannessen, ML Hansen… - Journal of Interventional …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel method of cardiac ablation demonstrated
in early pre-clinical and clinical settings. The aim of this study was to report the safety and …

Impact of left atrial posterior wall ablation during pulsed-field ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation

MK Turagam, P Neuzil, B Schmidt, T Reichlin… - Clinical …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone is insufficient to treat many patients with
persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF). Adjunctive left atrial posterior wall (LAPW) ablation with …

Focal pulsed field ablation and ultrahigh-density mapping—versatile tools for all atrial arrhythmias? Initial procedural experiences

MH Ruwald, A Johannessen, ML Hansen… - Journal of Interventional …, 2024 - Springer
Background Focal pulsed field ablation (FPFA) is a novel and promising method of cardiac
ablation. The aim of this study was to report the feasibility, short-term safety, and procedural …

Hybrid-Convergent Procedure or Pulsed Field Ablation in Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

L Bianchini, M Schiavone, G Vettor, A Gasperetti… - Clinical …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Hybrid-convergent radiofrequency (RF) ablation targeting pulmonary veins
(PVs) and left atrial posterior wall (LAPW) has shown better arrhythmic outcomes than an …

Posterior wall isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation. Long-term outcomes of a repeat procedure strategy

R Worck, SK Sørensen, A Johannessen… - Journal of Interventional …, 2023 - Springer
Background Posterior wall isolation (PWI) added to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is
increasingly used in ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) despite limited evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a narrative review

S Kataoka, M Shoda, K Ejima, K Kato… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A thorough PubMed search using the terms “hybrid ablation”,“atrial
fibrillation”,“catheter ablation”, and “guideline on cardiology” within the timeframe of 1980 to …

Incidence, distribution, and electrogram characteristics of endocardial-epicardial connections identified by ultra-high-resolution mapping during a left atrial posterior …

K Nakamura, T Sasaki, K Minami, H Aoki… - Journal of Interventional …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The left atrial posterior wall (LAPW) can be a target for atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter
ablation but is sometimes difficult to completely isolate due to the presence of endocardial …

Outcomes of adjunct posterior wall isolation in atrial fibrillation patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

A Aryana, AM Thiemann, DK Pujara… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of catheter
ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), several studies have illustrated clinical benefits associated …