Pulsed Field Ablation with the Pentaspline Catheter vs Radiofrequency Ablation for Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
Wenbo Cheng, Xue Chen, Shiyi Wang, Mu Qin, Zonghan Zhao · 2026
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Wenbo Cheng and colleagues set pulsed field ablation, a no-heat burn method, beside radiofrequency ablation, a heat burn method, for people whose heart rhythm fault came back after a first burn. From July to September 2024, 223 people at two sites had one or the other by doctor choice, with a pentaspline tool used for the pulsed group. The main aim was no return of rhythm fault at twelve months.
No return reached 71.4 percent with pulsed burns and 67.8 percent with heat burns, a gap too small to count as real. Harm rates were low in both groups, at 2.6 percent and 3.4 percent. For a repeat burn, the new no-heat method matched the old heat method for both gain and harm.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wenbo Cheng, Xue Chen, Shiyi Wang, Mu Qin, Zonghan Zhao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |