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Suspected Cardioembolic Stroke Linked to Left Atrial Stunning After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Akinori Matsushima1, Takamichi Katsuhara2, Tomonobu Kodama2
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Journal of Arrhythmia
|May 6, 2026
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After pulsed field ablation with pulmonary vein and posterior wall isolation, a patient developed ischemic stroke due to left carotid artery occlusion. Pathology of the retrieved thrombus revealed an acute red thrombus, suggesting left atrial stunning-induced thrombus formation.
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