Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed Field Ablation With vs Without Posterior Wall Isolation in Patients With Symptomatic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The PIFPAF-PFA Randomized Clinical Trial.

Roten L, Maurhofer J, Krisai P, Breitenstein A, Koepfli P, Saguner AM, Franzeck F, Pascale P, Kueffer T, Knecht S, Jufer C, Spahiu V, Schaerli N, Herrera Siklody C, Thalmann G, Kozhuharov N, Kovacs B, Mahfoud F, Heg D, Pereira TV, Servatius H, Tanner H, Kühne M, Sticherling C, Reichlin T, Jüni P, Badertscher P

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.17598
Published: 2026 Aug 29
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@article{allodium:10.1001/jama.2026.17598,
  title = {Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed Field Ablation With vs Without Posterior Wall Isolation in Patients With Symptomatic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The PIFPAF-PFA Randomized Clinical Trial.},
  author = {Roten L and Maurhofer J and Krisai P and Breitenstein A and Koepfli P and Saguner AM and Franzeck F and Pascale P and Kueffer T and Knecht S and Jufer C and Spahiu V and Schaerli N and Herrera Siklody C and Thalmann G and Kozhuharov N and Kovacs B and Mahfoud F and Heg D and Pereira TV and Servatius H and Tanner H and Kühne M and Sticherling C and Reichlin T and Jüni P and Badertscher P},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JAMA},
  doi = {10.1001/jama.2026.17598},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.17598}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed Field Ablation With vs Without Posterior Wall Isolation in Patients With Symptomatic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The PIFPAF-PFA Randomized Clinical Trial.
AU  - Roten L
AU  - Maurhofer J
AU  - Krisai P
AU  - Breitenstein A
AU  - Koepfli P
AU  - Saguner AM
AU  - Franzeck F
AU  - Pascale P
AU  - Kueffer T
AU  - Knecht S
AU  - Jufer C
AU  - Spahiu V
AU  - Schaerli N
AU  - Herrera Siklody C
AU  - Thalmann G
AU  - Kozhuharov N
AU  - Kovacs B
AU  - Mahfoud F
AU  - Heg D
AU  - Pereira TV
AU  - Servatius H
AU  - Tanner H
AU  - Kühne M
AU  - Sticherling C
AU  - Reichlin T
AU  - Jüni P
AU  - Badertscher P
PY  - 2026
JO  - JAMA
DO  - 10.1001/jama.2026.17598
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L, R., J, M., P, K., A, B., P, K., AM, S., F, F., P, P., T, K., S, K., C, J., V, S., N, S., C, H. S., G, T., N, K., B, K., F, M., D, H., TV, P., H, S., H, T., M, K., C, S., T, R., P, J., & P, B. (2026). Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed Field Ablation With vs Without Posterior Wall Isolation in Patients With Symptomatic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The PIFPAF-PFA Randomized Clinical Trial.. JAMA. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.17598

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