Can pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation cause severe acute kidney injury related to haemolysis?
Highlights a rare but severe safety signal of acute kidney injury secondary to haemolysis following pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation, advising caution regarding the number of applications.
Intravascular haemolysis can occur after certain procedures of PFA. Acute kidney injury is a phenomenon that appears to be very rare after a PFA procedure. However, caution must be exercised in the number of applications to avoid severe haemolysis.
Venier et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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