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Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial fibrillation ablation procedures have become a focus of research among electrophysiologists, with the aim of increasing success rates while minimizing complications. One major concern is phrenic nerve injury (PNI). Despite advancements in ablation strategies, equipment, and monitoring methods, the incidence of PNI during these procedures remains substantial, particularly during cryoballoon ablation, which has a reported PNI incidence of 3.5%.

This article examines recent studies, to provide a comprehensive overview of PNI mechanisms, clinical features, prognosis, and methods for prevention during ablation.

https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/CVIA.2023.0050

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Xinmeng Liu, Rong Lin and Xiaodong Peng et al. Phrenic Nerve Injury During Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms, Clinical Features, Prognosis, and Prevention Methods. CVIA. 2023. Vol. 8(1). DOI: 10.15212/CVIA.2023.0050

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The increased application of catheter ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmias has contributed to continued exploration of safe and effective tissue ablation tools in the field of electrophysiology. Pulsed field ablation (PFA), a novel recently developed non-thermal energy-based technique, uses trains of microsecond duration high-amplitude pulses to ablate target cells. Several preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that PFA is a promising tool for cardiac ablation to treat arrhythmia. In addition to being an effective tissue ablation technique, PFA is safe, because it avoids damage to the surrounding cells/tissues. This article focuses on efficacy and safety outcomes reported in preclinical and clinical studies evaluating the effects of PFA on arrhythmia, and discusses limitations and potential future directions of PFA.

https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/CVIA.2023.0019

Fuding Guo, Jun Wang and Liping Zhou et al. Advances in the Application of Pulsed Field Ablation for Arrhythmia Treatment. CVIA. 2023. Vol. 8(1). DOI: 10.15212/CVIA.2023.0019

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Phrenic Nerve Injury During Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms, Clinical Features, Prognosis, and Prevention Methods

Advances in the Application of Pulsed Field Ablation for Arrhythmia Treatment