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Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Current Updates and Perspectives: 2nd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 610

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Rhythmology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Klinik of Internal Medicine B (Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine), University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Straße, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Interests: general cardiology; arrhythmias; electrophysiology; catheter ablation; hypertension; heart failure; stroke
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Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue entitled “Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Current Updates and Perspectives: 2nd Edition”. This is one new volume, we published 10 papers in the first volume. For more details, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/special_issues/0OJRS6WE6F.

Catheter ablation is an effective treatment option for cardiac arrhythmia. For decades, there have been remarkable advancements in mapping and ablation techniques and technology, helping clinicians further understand the mechanism of arrhythmias, in order to facilitate procedures, and to improve the safety of ablation and patients’ clinical outcomes. The aim and scope of this Special Issue mainly focus on, but are not limited to, the following: current mapping and ablation techniques for arrhythmias, procedural endpoints and outcomes, procedural complications, and prevention strategies. We welcome original research, systematic reviews, state-of-the-art reviews, challenging/informative case series, challenging/informative images in mapping and ablation, new technologies, etc.

Dr. Shaojie Chen
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • ablation
  • arrhythmia
  • electrophysiology
  • atrial fibrillation
  • atrial flutter
  • atrial tachycardia
  • mapping
  • supraventricular tachycardia
  • ventricular arrhythmia

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Catheter Ablation of Premature Ventricular Contractions from Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: Concept and Application of Very-High-Power, Very-Short-Duration as a First-Line Ablation Strategy
by Shaojie Chen, Ramin Ebrahimi, Piotr Futyma, Sebastian Graeger, Gozal Mirzayeva, Anna Neumann, Daniel Schneppe, Luiz Vinícius Sartori, Sarah Janschel, Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Martin Martinek and Helmut Pürerfellner
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(14), 5118; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14145118 - 18 Jul 2025
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This technical report presents a compelling case for the use of very-high-power, very-short-duration (VHPSD) radiofrequency ablation as a promising and efficient strategy for treating symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). The patient with frequent, symptomatic PVCs [...] Read more.
This technical report presents a compelling case for the use of very-high-power, very-short-duration (VHPSD) radiofrequency ablation as a promising and efficient strategy for treating symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). The patient with frequent, symptomatic PVCs and a 24% burden underwent successful ablation using a 90 W/4 s recipe via the QDOT MICRO™ catheter. The procedure resulted in immediate and sustained elimination of PVCs, with only 4 s of ablation time, near-zero fluoroscopy, no complications, and no PVC recurrence at 6 months. VHPSD ablation, though originally developed for atrial fibrillation, demonstrated remarkable procedural efficiency, precision, and lesion efficacy in this case. Compared to standard power, long-duration (SPLD) ablation, VHPSD offers the potential to significantly reduce procedural time, minimize tissue edema, and lower complication risk, particularly advantageous in anatomically challenging areas or in situations where maintaining stable catheter contact for extended periods is difficult or unfeasible. This technical report suggests the transformative potential of VHPSD as a first-line ablation strategy for RVOT-PVCs, provided careful mapping and appropriate technique are used. It underscores the need for further prospective studies to validate its broader safety, efficacy, and role in PVC management, particularly in cases involving intramural origins. Full article
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