Pulsed-field ablation: A little force to be reckoned with

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Editorial

Salvatore J Savona et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 May.

. 2023 May;34(5):1320-1321.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15864. Epub 2023 Feb 23.

¹ Division of Electrophysiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

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Keywords: contact; force; pulsed-field ablation.

Comment on

Effect of contact force on pulsed field ablation lesions in porcine cardiac tissue.
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