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GuidelineEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2026

Pulsed field ablation for the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation: a scientific statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the Heart Rhythm Society, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society.

Michael Kühne, Patrick Badertscher, Jason G Andrade, Ante Anic, Julian Chun, Antonio Dello Russo, Pierre Jais, Josef Kautzner, Heiko Lehrmann, Claire Martin and 17 more

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Guideline in Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Pulsed field ablation: from technological breakthrough to structured clinical implementation-the role of the European Heart Rhythm Association.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Michael KühneDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2937-3711
Patrick BadertscherDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9751-0557
Jason G AndradeDepartment of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-5123
Ante AnicDepartment for Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6864-3999
Julian ChunDepartment of Cardiology, Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2355-6015
Antonio Dello RussoCardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Marche University Hospital, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7737-421X
Pierre JaisHôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévèque, CHU Bordeaux, LIRYC, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4700-7811
Josef KautznerDepartment of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, Czechia.ORCID 0000-0002-1632-6182
Heiko LehrmannDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2377-1417
Claire MartinCardiology Department, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7755-3613
Jose Luis MerinoLa Paz University Hospital Research Institute (IdiPAZ), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1737-1903
Damijan MiklavcicFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-3506-9449
Andrea NataleTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St David's Medical Center, Austin, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6601-944X
Kars NevenDepartment of Electrophysiology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2075-8113
Armando Perez-SilvaDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Regional de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-1825-8766
Jonathan PicciniDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0772-2404
Tobias ReichlinDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7197-8415
Raphael RossoTel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-0303-1497
Martin RuwaldDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen Heart Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1541-309X
Andrea SarkozyHeart Rhythm Management Centre, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Heart Rhythm Research Brussels, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6327-0487
Daniel ScherrDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5868-5493
Arian SultanSt.Georg Heart Center Hamburg, Asklepios Clinic Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1807-4860
Hiroshi TadaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8578-2328
Stylianos TzeisDepartment of Cardiology, Mitera Hospital, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2007-1928
Atul VermaDepartment of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1020-9727
Bradley WilsmorePrivate Practice, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8254-2705
Helmut PürerfellnerDepartment of Cardiology, Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8965-8495

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulsed field ablation has emerged as a novel non-thermal treatment modality with a distinct safety profile for the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation. By inducing irreversible electroporation, pulsed field ablation achieves myocardial ablation while preserving surrounding structures such as nerves, vasculature, and the oesophagus. This European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology scientific statement, endorsed by major international societies, reviews the biophysics, technology, clinical evidence, workflow, safety, and training aspects of pulsed field ablation. Randomized trials demonstrate comparable efficacy to radiofrequency and cryoballoon ablation, with advantages in safety and efficiency. The statement provides practical advice for clinical implementation and operator training and identifies key gaps in evidence and priorities for future research and innovation.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationEuropeHumansIrreversible Electroporation TherapySocieties, MedicalTreatment OutcomeAtrial fibrillationElectroporationPulsed field ablation

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PMID41968953
PMCPMC13303300

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