Early recurrences predict late therapy failure after pulsed field ablation of atrial fibrillation

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a new ablation technology for atrial fibrillation (AF). Data regarding early recurrences of atrial tachyarrhythmia (ERAT) after PFA‐pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are sparse.

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