Sex differences in overweight and obese patients undergoing high-power short-duration pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: an observational cohort study.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder worldwide. As treatment methods evolve, optimizing personalized therapy based on patient characteristics, such as sex, becomes crucial. This study investigates sex differences in high-power short-duration (HPSD) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in overweight and obese patients.

Focal Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias: Efficacy and Safety under Deep Sedation.

Focal pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel technique for treating cardiac arrhythmias. It has demonstrated positive results in initial studies and has a good safety profile. In recent studies, PFA was often utilized for first-time pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and was performed under general anesthesia.

Effect of Left Atrial Pulmonary Vein Angiography on Safety and Efficacy for High-Power, Short-Duration Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Imaging of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy by angiography before pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has long been standard practice in many centers. Nowadays, very accurate anatomical maps can be generated by the use of high-resolution mapping catheters, and very effective ablation lesions can be generated by the use of the high-power, short-duration (HPSD) technique. In our center, PV angiography was routinely performed before PVI.