First multicenter Japanese registry on tissue proximity-guided pulsed field ablation: Procedural safety and mid-term outcomes
In this first multicenter real-world study, TPI-guided PFA with the VLCC demonstrated high acute efficacy, no clinical strokes or TIAs, low complication rates, and favorable mid-term outcomes with structured training and standardized protocols.
Authors
- Takayuki Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-8572)
- Shu Hirata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-466X)
- Kazuhisa Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1566-7321)
- Yu‐ki Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8783-1365)
- Atsuhiko Yagishita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7774-7477)
- Masanaru Sawada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-7617)
- Koichi Nagashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-225X)
- Kennosuke Yamashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-1975)
- Yasuo Okumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-4241)
- Hiroyuki Takekawa
- Yuhi Fujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-7325)
- Daiki Kumazawa
- Keiichi Ashikaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5029-6803)
- Masafumi Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-9557)
- Moyuru Hirata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2701-486X)
- Yoshihisa Naruse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-951X)
- Yuji Wakamatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1540-8514)
- Naoto Otsuka
- Hitoshi Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-0884)
- Shiro Nakahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6388-4398)
- Ryuta Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-7139)
- Kazuki Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-495X)
- Yuji Saito
- Hirotsugu Sato
Institutions
- Nihon University (JP)
- Tokai University (JP)
- Fujita Health University (JP)
- Cardiovascular Institute Hospital (JP)
- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (JP)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
- Saitama Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm O2
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.11.014
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AstraZeneca
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Boston Scientific Japan
- MicroPort
- Medtronic Japan
- Biosense Webster