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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 2;26(7):euae159.
doi: 10.1093/europace/euae159.

Quest for safe and feasible isolation of superior vena cava by pulsed-field ablation: are we there yet?

Moussa Mansour  1 , Sanghamitra Mohanty  2 , Andrea Natale  2   3   4   5
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Editorial

Quest for safe and feasible isolation of superior vena cava by pulsed-field ablation: are we there yet?

Moussa Mansour et al. Europace. .

Abstract

Bar diagram shows ablation outcomes in patients undergoing PFA-based SVCI with vs. without ICE guidance. PNS, phrenic nerve stunning; SND, sinus node dysfunction; ICE, intracardiac echocardiography; SVCI, superior vena cava isolation.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Graphical Abstract
Graphical Abstract
Bar diagram shows ablation outcomes in patients undergoing PFA-based SVCI with vs. without ICE guidance. PNS, phrenic nerve stunning; SND, sinus node dysfunction; ICE, intracardiac echocardiography; SVCI, superior vena cava isolation.
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