Current Updates on Arrhythmia and Cardiac Electrophysiology

Dear Colleagues, 

We are launching a Special Issue entitled Current Updates on Arrhythmia and Cardiac Electrophysiology and we are looking forward to publishing original research, reviews, and combined original–review papers. This Special Issue is mainly devoted to the technological advances that have emerged in electrophysiology, in general. Both in the field of ablation and devices, new tools have been presented and added to our armamentarium. In particular, pulsed field ablation has been considered as a game changer. The expectation is that in the coming years, this energy mode will prevail against thermal ablation. What needs to be explored is whether pulsed field ablation is more effective than thermal ablation in terms of lesion size and durability. So far data that come from animal models and initial medium-scale studies are encouraging. Moreover, randomized studies are in the process of defining which energy mode is more effective. Until then, its safety profile, ease of procedure and simplified and fast workflow are the reasons why this method is already very popular amongst operators.

Moreover, a new era has emerged for devices. Major achievements have been noted with the advent of leadless pacemakers that have an updated portfolio of devices covering almost every aspect of pacing indication. In addition to this, conduction system pacing has attracted the attention of physicians, and preliminary results indicate better resynchronization compared to conventional biventricular devices. However, this needs to be verified through large-scale randomized studies.

Articles (both original studies and reviews) that highlight the importance of these new technologies, express current concerns and apply critical thinking to analyze their pros and cons are welcome.

Dr. Georgios Leventopoulos
Guest Editor

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• ablation energy mode
• conduction system pacing
• pulsed field ablation
• leadless pacing
• resynchronization
• myocardial work
• atrial fibrillation