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Shorten the Blanking Period After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Experts Say

DAIC

Based on continuous monitoring of early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia immediately after patients have undergone atrial fibrillation ablation, Musat et al. Early recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia (ERAT) is commonly seen following catheter ablation of AF, with reported incidences of up to 61% in the first three months.

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NCDR at Heart Rhythm 2024: Pediatric Subcutaneous ICD; Catheter Ablation For Atrial Tachyarrhythmias; More

American College of Cardiology

Several abstracts at Heart Rhythm 2024, held May 16-19 in Boston, MA, featured data from the NCDR suite of registries.

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PFA Associated With Significant Hemolysis Following PVI

American College of Cardiology

Pulsed-field energy ablation (PFA) was significantly associated with hemolysis compared to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), according to the results of a study presented at Heart Rhythm 2024.

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Higher AFib Procedure Volumes Associated With Increased Procedural Success, Lower MAE Rates

American College of Cardiology

Higher hospital and physician atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation procedure volumes were associated with increased acute procedural success and lower rates of major adverse events (MAEs), according to a study published in Heart Rhythm.

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PFA Shows Promise in Reducing AA Burden in AFib

American College of Cardiology

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) was shown to be effective in treating patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), with more patients free from atrial arrhythmias (AA) when compared with patients treated with thermal ablation, according to results from a secondary analysis of the ADVENT trial.

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Corrigendum

HeartRhythm

In the article, “Pulsed field ablation prevents left atrial restrictive physiology after posterior wall isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation” by Ariel Banai and colleagues, published in the August 2024 issue of Heart Rhythm (21;8:1245-1247), the author Disclaimer information was incomplete.

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Erratum

HeartRhythm

In the article “The first ablation,” by Melvin M. Scheinman that published in the May 2024 issue of Heart Rhythm (2023;24:519–520), the source figure details were not included in the figure legend. Figure 1 was reproduced with permission from JAMA.1982. 248(7): 851-855. Copyright©(1982)American Medical Association.