- A new European study of pulsed-field ablation has found that men and women receive similar positive results from this new treatment for atrial fibrillation.
- Pulsed-field ablation uses rapid-fire electrical pulses to deaden tissue in pulmonary veins that over-excite the left upper atrium of the heart, causing atrial fibrillation.
- Unlike currently used thermal ablation procedures, pulse field ablation can be tightly targeted, eliminating unwanted damage to nearby tissue.
Researchers are reporting promising results for a new treatment for
In their
Researchers report that at the one-year mark, both sexes were free of AFib after treatment with pulsed field ablation.
The study reports the results of pulsed field ablation post-regulatory approval treatments between March 2021 and May 2022 under the auspices of
The program involved 1,568 participants. Men who received pulsed field ablation were an average of 62 years old. Women in the program had an average of 68 years, although they had fewer co-morbidities.
Additional ablation was performed on 22% of the women and 23% of the men.
At the one-year mark after the procedure, researchers reported that 79% of men and 76% of women had no signs of AFib, a difference the authors consider insignificant.
AFib is a condition in which the heartbeat is irregular. It is a type of
AFib can result in serious outcomes such as strokes and blood clots as well as heart failure.
The condition…
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