An Ex Vivo Evaluation of Air Intrusion Into Pulsed Field Ablation Sheaths During Ablation and Mapping Catheter Insertion
Using a model that simulates left atrial PFA in spontaneously breathing patients, a large volume of air intrusion was observed during insertion and removal of ablation and mapping catheters into new, large bore PFA sheaths. New sheath designs are needed to minimize air intrusion during catheter exchanges to avoid air embolism when performing PFA using left atrial delivery sheaths.
Authors
- Kasen Culler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-7623)
- Shivam D. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2221-3675)
- Kaustubha D. Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-1383)
- Bradley P. Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-0401)
- ROD S. PASSMAN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-1534)
- Susan S. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3580-6680)
- Chad Gier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-7695)
- Aravind G. Kalluri
- Erik J. Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-8777)
- Jayson R. Baman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-5542)
- Nishant Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-6614)
- Anna Pfenniger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-0860)
- Alexandru B. Chicos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-4434)
- Graham Peigh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2388-8896)
- Albert Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9134-8333)
- Aamir Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0025-7429)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.70129
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78