Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as an important rhythm-control
strategy and is by far the most common cardiac ablation procedure performed worldwide …

Abstract Purpose of Review Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, is
associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Maintenance of stable sinus rhythm …

Objectives This study sought to determine whether durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)
using pulsed field ablation (PFA) translates to freedom from atrial fibrillation recurrence …

Background Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and
adverse atrial remodeling; however, the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary …

Background Benefits of adjunctive ablation strategies beyond circumferential pulmonary
vein isolation (CPVI) are uncertain in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) …

Background: CLOSE-guided atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is based on contiguous (intertag
distance≤ 6 mm), optimized (Ablation Index> 550 anteriorly and> 400 posteriorly) point-by …

Background: Recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are
mainly due to pulmonary vein reconnection. However, a growing number of patients have …

Aims Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) is challenging to treat with
suboptimal catheter ablation (CA) outcomes. Thoracoscopic surgical ablation (SA) has …

Aims The very high-power short-duration (vHP-SD) radiofrequency (RF) ablation concept of
atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) aims for safer, more …

Background Radiofrequency high‐power ablation appears to be a novel concept for atrial
fibrillation (AF). The ablation index (AI) value has been associated with durability of …