De novo pulmonary vein isolation in obese vs nonobese patients under deep sedation: Does obesity increase procedure complexity?

Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in obese patients under deep sedation (DS) is anticipated to be more complex owing to challenging airway and hemodynamic management and dose adjustment of sedation drugs. Objective: This study aimed to compare the complexity of de novo PVI in obese vs nonob...

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Published in:	Heart Rhythm O2
Main Authors:	Vera Maslova, MD, Marie Ahrens, Ole Rosenthal, Theodor Bau, Peter Magerfleisch, Fabian Moser, MD, Adrian Zaman, MD, Mohammed Saad, MD, Martina Spehlmann, MD, Derk Frank, MD, Evgeny Lian, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Atrial fibrillation Catheter ablation Deep sedation Obesity Cryoballoon ablation Pulsed field ablation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501825002430