Authors’ response: low-voltage area ablation in atrial fibrillation
Akihiro Sunaga, Yohei Sotomi, Yasushi Sakata, Magnus Bäck · 2026
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Description
Akihiro Sunaga and co-authors reply, in 2026, to critics of their heart ablation sub-study. The work tested extra burning of low-voltage patches in the left atrium during care for lasting atrial fibrillation. Critics raised doubts about the win ratio method and about who was left out. The reply thanks them and walks through each point.
The authors agree the method has limits, such as how ties and outcome order shape results. They note that patients with tiny low-voltage patches were excluded. In the main group, extra ablation showed no clear gain. A stricter pick of patients hinted at benefit. The reply calls for care in reading patch size as a target.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akihiro Sunaga, Yohei Sotomi, Yasushi Sakata, Magnus Bäck |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4690 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |