Feasibility of Pulsed Field Ablation Under Mild Conscious Sedation

Pulsed Field Ablation Under Mild Conscious Sedation - A Feasibility Study

Prospective case-control study comparing pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation under mild conscious sedation vs standard of care (general anaesthesia).

This study will prospectively assess 40 patients (20 per arm). Those in the general anaesthesia arm will undergo routine clinical practice. Those in the mild conscious sedation arm will undergo pulsed field ablation with intravenous sedation but without general anaesthesia, though conversion to general anaesthesia is allowed if the patient does not tolerate the procedure.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients clinically referred for and undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using pulsed field ablation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide informed consent