Catheter ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (PVI-SHAM-AF): a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicentre trial

Rolf Wachter, Patrick Haag, Tobias Uhe, Miroslav Bacak, David Petroff, Mathias Forkmann, Lars Eckardt, Thomas Gaspar, Borislav Dinov, Martin Neef, Kerstin Bode, Timm Seewöster, Sotirios Nedios, Sebastian Hilbert, Matthias Lerche, Frank Lindemann, Christian Spies, Samira Beimel, Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva, Felix Hohendanner, Verena Tscholl, Radosław Lenarczyk, Leonard Bergau, Christian Sohns, Christiane Prettin, Ulrich Laufs, Gerhard Hindricks, Nikolaos Dagres, Rolf Wachter, Tobias Uhe, Martin Neef, Christian Spies, Laura Ueberham, Irina Müller-Kozarez, Michael Metze, Patrick Haag (née Dilk), Kerstin Bode, Timm Seewöster, Sotirios Nedios, Sebastian Hilbert, Matthias Lerche, Angeliki Darma, Frank Lindemann, Andreas Bollmann, Florian Fahr, Ines Richter, Johannes Rotta detto Loria, Khadzhimurad Magomedov, Mateo Marin-Cuartes, Maria Buske, Niklas Lankisch, Anna Schulz, Lena Hammerich, Arash Arya, Livio Bertagnolli, Danilo Obradovic, Julia Lurz, Sergio Richter, Thomas Gaspar, Stefan Ulbrich, Micaela Ebert, Julia Mayer, Leonhard Schleußner, Mandy Flechsig, Lars Eckardt, Florian Doldi, Gerrit Frommeyer, Philipp Sebastian Lange, Christian Ellermann, Felix Wegner, Hauke Engelke, Mathias Forkmann, Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva, Steffi Butz, Thomas Mischke, Sonia Busch, Borislav Dinov, Samuel Sossalla, Philipp Bengel, Jan Philip Huisel, Christian Fräbel, Nikita Schneider, Vincent Größer, Nikolaos Dagres, Gerhard Hindricks, Felix Hohendanner, Verena Tscholl, Jin Hong Gerds-Li, Chong-Bin Lee, Emanuel Heil, Nora Henriette Wainstejn, Robert Hättasch, Thomas Kaas, Radosław Lenarczyk, Aleksandra Mikunda-Gawel, Mateusz Pajor, Patrycja Pruszkowska-Skrzep, Zbigniew Kalarus, Jacek Kowalczyk

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8
Published: 2026-09
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s0140-6736-26-01558-8,
  title = {Catheter ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (PVI-SHAM-AF): a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicentre trial},
  author = {Rolf Wachter and Patrick Haag and Tobias Uhe and Miroslav Bacak and David Petroff and Mathias Forkmann and Lars Eckardt and Thomas Gaspar and Borislav Dinov and Martin Neef and Kerstin Bode and Timm Seewöster and Sotirios Nedios and Sebastian Hilbert and Matthias Lerche and Frank Lindemann and Christian Spies and Samira Beimel and Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva and Felix Hohendanner and Verena Tscholl and Radosław Lenarczyk and Leonard Bergau and Christian Sohns and Christiane Prettin and Ulrich Laufs and Gerhard Hindricks and Nikolaos Dagres and Rolf Wachter and Tobias Uhe and Martin Neef and Christian Spies and Laura Ueberham and Irina Müller-Kozarez and Michael Metze and Patrick Haag (née Dilk) and Kerstin Bode and Timm Seewöster and Sotirios Nedios and Sebastian Hilbert and Matthias Lerche and Angeliki Darma and Frank Lindemann and Andreas Bollmann and Florian Fahr and Ines Richter and Johannes Rotta detto Loria and Khadzhimurad Magomedov and Mateo Marin-Cuartes and Maria Buske and Niklas Lankisch and Anna Schulz and Lena Hammerich and Arash Arya and Livio Bertagnolli and Danilo Obradovic and Julia Lurz and Sergio Richter and Thomas Gaspar and Stefan Ulbrich and Micaela Ebert and Julia Mayer and Leonhard Schleußner and Mandy Flechsig and Lars Eckardt and Florian Doldi and Gerrit Frommeyer and Philipp Sebastian Lange and Christian Ellermann and Felix Wegner and Hauke Engelke and Mathias Forkmann and Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva and Steffi Butz and Thomas Mischke and Sonia Busch and Borislav Dinov and Samuel Sossalla and Philipp Bengel and Jan Philip Huisel and Christian Fräbel and Nikita Schneider and Vincent Größer and Nikolaos Dagres and Gerhard Hindricks and Felix Hohendanner and Verena Tscholl and Jin Hong Gerds-Li and Chong-Bin Lee and Emanuel Heil and Nora Henriette Wainstejn and Robert Hättasch and Thomas Kaas and Radosław Lenarczyk and Aleksandra Mikunda-Gawel and Mateusz Pajor and Patrycja Pruszkowska-Skrzep and Zbigniew Kalarus and Jacek Kowalczyk},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet},
  doi = {10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Catheter ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (PVI-SHAM-AF): a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicentre trial
AU  - Rolf Wachter
AU  - Patrick Haag
AU  - Tobias Uhe
AU  - Miroslav Bacak
AU  - David Petroff
AU  - Mathias Forkmann
AU  - Lars Eckardt
AU  - Thomas Gaspar
AU  - Borislav Dinov
AU  - Martin Neef
AU  - Kerstin Bode
AU  - Timm Seewöster
AU  - Sotirios Nedios
AU  - Sebastian Hilbert
AU  - Matthias Lerche
AU  - Frank Lindemann
AU  - Christian Spies
AU  - Samira Beimel
AU  - Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva
AU  - Felix Hohendanner
AU  - Verena Tscholl
AU  - Radosław Lenarczyk
AU  - Leonard Bergau
AU  - Christian Sohns
AU  - Christiane Prettin
AU  - Ulrich Laufs
AU  - Gerhard Hindricks
AU  - Nikolaos Dagres
AU  - Rolf Wachter
AU  - Tobias Uhe
AU  - Martin Neef
AU  - Christian Spies
AU  - Laura Ueberham
AU  - Irina Müller-Kozarez
AU  - Michael Metze
AU  - Patrick Haag (née Dilk)
AU  - Kerstin Bode
AU  - Timm Seewöster
AU  - Sotirios Nedios
AU  - Sebastian Hilbert
AU  - Matthias Lerche
AU  - Angeliki Darma
AU  - Frank Lindemann
AU  - Andreas Bollmann
AU  - Florian Fahr
AU  - Ines Richter
AU  - Johannes Rotta detto Loria
AU  - Khadzhimurad Magomedov
AU  - Mateo Marin-Cuartes
AU  - Maria Buske
AU  - Niklas Lankisch
AU  - Anna Schulz
AU  - Lena Hammerich
AU  - Arash Arya
AU  - Livio Bertagnolli
AU  - Danilo Obradovic
AU  - Julia Lurz
AU  - Sergio Richter
AU  - Thomas Gaspar
AU  - Stefan Ulbrich
AU  - Micaela Ebert
AU  - Julia Mayer
AU  - Leonhard Schleußner
AU  - Mandy Flechsig
AU  - Lars Eckardt
AU  - Florian Doldi
AU  - Gerrit Frommeyer
AU  - Philipp Sebastian Lange
AU  - Christian Ellermann
AU  - Felix Wegner
AU  - Hauke Engelke
AU  - Mathias Forkmann
AU  - Beatriz Tose Costa Paiva
AU  - Steffi Butz
AU  - Thomas Mischke
AU  - Sonia Busch
AU  - Borislav Dinov
AU  - Samuel Sossalla
AU  - Philipp Bengel
AU  - Jan Philip Huisel
AU  - Christian Fräbel
AU  - Nikita Schneider
AU  - Vincent Größer
AU  - Nikolaos Dagres
AU  - Gerhard Hindricks
AU  - Felix Hohendanner
AU  - Verena Tscholl
AU  - Jin Hong Gerds-Li
AU  - Chong-Bin Lee
AU  - Emanuel Heil
AU  - Nora Henriette Wainstejn
AU  - Robert Hättasch
AU  - Thomas Kaas
AU  - Radosław Lenarczyk
AU  - Aleksandra Mikunda-Gawel
AU  - Mateusz Pajor
AU  - Patrycja Pruszkowska-Skrzep
AU  - Zbigniew Kalarus
AU  - Jacek Kowalczyk
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet
DO  - 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8
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APA

Wachter, R., Haag, P., Uhe, T., Bacak, M., Petroff, D., Forkmann, M., Eckardt, L., Gaspar, T., Dinov, B., Neef, M., Bode, K., Seewöster, T., Nedios, S., Hilbert, S., Lerche, M., Lindemann, F., Spies, C., Beimel, S., Paiva, B. T. C., Hohendanner, F., Tscholl, V., Lenarczyk, R., Bergau, L., Sohns, C., Prettin, C., Laufs, U., Hindricks, G., Dagres, N., Wachter, R., Uhe, T., Neef, M., Spies, C., Ueberham, L., Müller-Kozarez, I., Metze, M., Dilk), P. H. (., Bode, K., Seewöster, T., Nedios, S., Hilbert, S., Lerche, M., Darma, A., Lindemann, F., Bollmann, A., Fahr, F., Richter, I., Loria, J. R. D., Magomedov, K., Marin-Cuartes, M., Buske, M., Lankisch, N., Schulz, A., Hammerich, L., Arya, A., Bertagnolli, L., Obradovic, D., Lurz, J., Richter, S., Gaspar, T., Ulbrich, S., Ebert, M., Mayer, J., Schleußner, L., Flechsig, M., Eckardt, L., Doldi, F., Frommeyer, G., Lange, P. S., Ellermann, C., Wegner, F., Engelke, H., Forkmann, M., Paiva, B. T. C., Butz, S., Mischke, T., Busch, S., Dinov, B., Sossalla, S., Bengel, P., Huisel, J. P., Fräbel, C., Schneider, N., Größer, V., Dagres, N., Hindricks, G., Hohendanner, F., Tscholl, V., Gerds-Li, J. H., Lee, C., Heil, E., Wainstejn, N. H., Hättasch, R., Kaas, T., Lenarczyk, R., Mikunda-Gawel, A., Pajor, M., Pruszkowska-Skrzep, P., Kalarus, Z., & Kowalczyk, J. (2026). Catheter ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (PVI-SHAM-AF): a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicentre trial. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8

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