Pulsed field vs radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the BEAT PAROX-AF trial
This randomized trial performed in patients with paroxysmal AF did not demonstrate superior efficacy of single-shot PFA vs point-by-point RFA using the CLOSE protocol regarding single-procedure freedom from atrial arrhythmias, despite fewer safety events being observed in this study with PFA.
Authors
- Elena Sauer
- H. Cochet
- N. Erhard
- M. Sermesant
- Valentine Renaudeau
- Ph. Maury
- Marine Rousset
- Daniel Scherr
- Isabel Deisenhofer
- Pierre Jais
- Sebastien Knecht
- Thomas Deneke
- Dan Wichterle
- Josef Kautzner
- Petr Neuzil
- Serge Boveda
Institutions
- Rhön-Klinikum (DE)
- Hôpital américain de paris (FR)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Magellan Health (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (FR)
- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (FR)
- Nuremberg Hospital (DE)
- Na Homolce Hospital (CZ)
- Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur (FR)
- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque (FR)
- AZ Sint-Jan (BE)
- Hôpital Rangueil (FR)
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (CZ)
- Clinique Pasteur (FR)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München (DE)
- Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1115
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 60.13