Incidence of acute pericarditis after pulsed-field ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Europace. 2024 Jul 2;26(7):euae180. doi: 10.1093/europace/euae180.

Authors

Corinne Isenegger^{1

2}, Rebecca Arnet^{1

2}, Fabian Jordan^{1

2}, Marc Salis^{1

2}, Sven Knecht^{1

2}, Philipp Krisai^{1

2}, Gian Völlmin^{1

2}, David Spreen^{1

2}, Stefan Osswald^{1

2}, Christian Sticherling^{1

2}, Michael Kühne^{1

2}, Patrick Badertscher^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
² Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.

Abstract

Graphical Abstract

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Pericarditis; Pulmonary vein isolation; Pulsed-field ablation.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Pericarditis* / epidemiology
Pericarditis* / etiology
Pericarditis* / therapy
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome