In this session, Serge Boveda (Toulouse, France) explores the rapidly evolving landscape of arrhythmia technologies, outlining three major families of tools shaping the future of AF ablation: single-shot devices, large-footprint mapping-and-ablate systems, and single-tip dual-energy catheters. Drawing on registry data and early-generation clinical experience, he highlights how PFA-enabled platforms are improving procedural reproducibility, operator independence and safety – while accelerating innovation across the field.
Chaired by Richard Schilling (London, UK), a lively discussion with Andrea Sarkozy (Brussels, Belgium) and Lucas Boersma (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands) examines not only the opportunities, but the risks of progress: balancing speed with signal interpretation, preventing over-ablation, managing cost while maintaining access and ensuring careful patient selection as procedures become simpler and outcomes more predictable. The panel debate where RF remains essential, how dual-energy catheters may bridge technologies and what the “ideal” AF ablation tool might look like in the coming years.
Together, the session captures a specialty undergoing transformational change – and asks how electrophysiologists can harness these advances responsibly to expand access while preserving precision.
