Publications by authors named "J P Albenque"
Background: Same-day discharge (SDD) has been adopted for interventional cardiology procedures, however, data on patient experience are scarce.
Aims: To investigate patient-reported experience after various SDD electrophysiology procedures.
Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures, who fulfilled pre-defined eligibility criteria for SDD, completed the questionnaire before discharge.
We present two cases of patients with inaccessible femoral veins referred for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent Jugular access pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with the pentaspline pulsed field ablation system. To our knowledge, there is only one other case reported of usage of this system via a superior approach by Mol et al. (Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology (2023) 66:835-836).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is successful in approximately 50% of patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF) at one year. Identifying pre-procedurally the patients who respond favorably to a PVI alone strategy could improve their management. The present study aims to assess the predictive value of clinical response to pre-ablation electrical cardioversion (ECV) to identify the responders to PVI.
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- Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is gaining popularity as a treatment for atrial fibrillation, but its impact on hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells) has not been thoroughly studied.
- In this study involving 145 patients receiving PFA and 70 patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation, significant hemolysis was found predominantly in the PFA group, with 94.3% affected compared to just 6.8% in the radiofrequency group.
- Higher numbers of PFA deliveries correlated with increased hemolysis severity, with notable increases in biomarkers indicating red blood cell damage and renal function impacts, especially in patients with lower baseline kidney function.
Background: Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains challenging, with atrial substrate modification often being performed as an adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel ablation modality that carries a favourable safety profile, which could facilitate complex procedures.
Case Summary: We present the case of a 60-year-old male undergoing catheter ablation for symptomatic persistent AF.