Instead of burning or freezing tissue, PFA delivers short electrical pulses that preferentially affect heart muscle. The aim is a precise lesion on the tissue driving AFib, with less risk to nearby structures.
PFA is one option for pulmonary-vein isolation. It is not a fit for every rhythm, and it does not replace the rest of the plan: stroke risk, blood pressure, sleep apnea, and follow-up.
Patient guide: precisioncardiology.org/procedures/pulsed-field-ablation