Incidence of silent cerebral lesions during pulsed field ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
SCL incidence was 12.90% in the PFA group versus 6.45% in the RFCA group. While no statistically significant difference was detected between two groups, the numerically higher rate in the PFA group warrants larger studies to evaluate cerebral safety associated with PFA.
Authors
- Liqi Ge
- Hui Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-3792)
- Lixiang Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2880-812X)
- Z.Y. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6029-2203)
- Peng Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-8134)
- Baixiang Zhang
- Chengzong Li
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-0732)
- Chaoqun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5754-8729)
- Feng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-6496)
- Xiaoqin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-9191)
- Jianfan Shen
- Quan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9518-5174)
- Minglong Chen
- Wensu Chen
- Bowen Qiu
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2634472
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00