Comparison of room times between pulsed-field ablation and very high-power short-duration ablation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) has shown promise in improving atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation efficiency by reducing skin-to-skin procedure times while maintaining safety compared with advanced radiofrequency methods such as very high-power short-duration (vHPSD) ablation. Although PFA requires deeper sedation, its effect on total time spent in the operating room is unknown.

Objective

We aimed to compare the room time (the time between operating room entry and exit) and procedural subsections' times of PFA and vHPSD procedures.

Methods

We enrolled consecutive patients who underwent PFA or vHPSD ablation at our center. Room and procedural subsections' times were analyzed. Recurrence rates at 6 months were also compared.

Results

We included 131 patients

SUBMITTER: Orban G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570189 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature