Sex differences in procedural characteristics, safety, and clinical outcomes of pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation
Significant sex-related differences exist in clinical outcomes after PVI with PFA in AF. Further studies exploring underlying mechanisms and tailored approaches may enhance outcomes in female patients.
Authors
- Philipp Krisai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-2363)
- Christine S. Zuern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-284X)
- Jonas Brügger
- Behnam Subin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-9841)
- Felix Mahfoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-549X)
- B Schär
- Michael Kühne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-3711)
- Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-1786)
- Patrick Badertscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9751-0557)
- Fabian Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4831-7274)
- Sven Knecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-021X)
- Christian Sticherling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-7050)
- Corinne Isenegger
- David Spreen
- Eliza Kaplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0536-6922)
- Nicolas Schaerli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-5866)
- Gian Völlmin
Institutions
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm O2
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.10.010
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
- Universität Basel
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft
- ReCor Medical
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Schweizerische Herzstiftung
- Universität des Saarlandes
- Deutsche Herzstiftung
- MicroPort
- Biosense Webster
- Daiichi Sankyo Europe