Evaluation of Stroke Incidence with Duty ‐Cycled Multielectrode Phased Radio‐Frequency Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Results of the VICTORY AF STUDY

ConclusionsVICTORY AF demonstrated a 1.6% incidence of stroke in PersAF undergoing ablation with a phased RF system which did not meet statistical confidence due to poor enrollment. The secondary outcomes suggest comparable efficacy to phased RF in the TTOP trial. Rigorous clinical evaluation of the stroke risk of new AF ablation technologies as well as restriction to VK ‐antagonist anti‐coagulation appear to be unachievable goals in a clinical multi‐center IDE trial of AF ablation in the current era.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - April 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: John Hummel, Atul Verma, Hugh Calkins, Lee H. Schwamm, Daryl Gress, Darryl Wells, Joseph Souza, Robert B Hokanson, Lauren Hemingway, Kurt Stromberg, Robert Hoyt, Andrew Wickliffe, David DeLurgio, Lucas Boersma Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research