Pulsed electric fields for cardiac ablation and beyond: A state-of-the-art review

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) occurs when a strong, pulsed electric field (PEF) causes permeabilization of the cell membrane, leading to cellular homeostasis disruption and cell death. IRE is a Food and Drug Administration –approved treatment of tumor ablation and has been gaining attention in cardiology as an ablation modality. Applications of PEF in cardiology are vast and include atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, septal ablation, and targeting vascular structures. PEF has appealing characteristics, i ncluding the ability to be tissue specific and its nonthermal nature.

Source: Heart Rhythm - January 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elad Maor, Alan Sugrue, Chance Witt, Vaibhav R. Vaidya, Christopher V. DeSimone, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Suraj Kapa Tags: Contemporary review Source Type: research