Key result
Variable-loop circular PFA achieves ~75% freedom from atrial arrhythmias at 9 months in AF.
Why the study?
Real-world long-term follow-up evidence for pulsed field ablation using the variable loop circular catheter in the US population was lacking.
Does pulsed field ablation using a variable loop circular catheter provide safe and effective freedom from atrial arrhythmias in a real-world US population?
Cohort (n=501)
No
Does pulsed field ablation using a variable loop circular catheter provide safe and effective freedom from atrial arrhythmias in a real-world US population?
Pulsed field ablation using a variable loop circular catheter is safe and effective in a real-world US registry, achieving 74.5% freedom from recurrence at 9 months even in a population with advanced AF.
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Zou et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Atrial fibrillation (n=501). Pulsed field ablation with Variable Loop Circular Catheter was evaluated on Freedom from atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter recurrence at 9 months (270 days). Pulsed field ablation using a variable loop circular catheter achieved a 74.5% freedom from atrial arrhythmia recurrence at 270 days in a real-world US registry of patients with atrial fibrillation.
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