{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"EP Edge Journal Watch: Cardiac Electrophysiology Research","title":"EP Edge Journal Watch Issue 13 (March 2026): Ultrashort AF, ILR Accuracy, Semaglutide + Ablation, PADIT, PCOS, LBBAP and Next-Gen nanosecond PFA (SCENA-AF) ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ef47d6a8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1410,"description":"EP Edge Journal Watch — Issue 13 (March 2026) explores a core 2026 EP problem: signal detection (wearables, patches, ILRs) and energy delivery (next-gen PFA) are advancing faster than the clinical rules we use to interpret risk and outcomes. \n\nIn this episode, Dr. Niraj Sharma breaks down what’s clinically actionable, what’s methodologically fragile, and what should change practice now versus what needs better evidence.\nTopics covered (high-level):\nUltrashort atrial arrhythmias (<30 seconds) and what they may imply on continuous monitoring\nImplantable loop recorder (ILR) “AF alerts” and why vendor performance is not interchangeable \nSemaglutide (GLP-1) and AF ablation in obesity: metabolic modulation as an EP strategy, not an afterthought\nNanosecond pulsed field ablation (nsPFA) for paroxysmal AF (SCENA-AF) and what it means for workflow (including anesthesia strategy) \nA high-stakes coronary spasm signal in a population-enriched cohort\nLBBAP perforation detection: interpreting iEGMs as phenotype, not just amplitude \nPADIT score validation by infection subtype—toward phenotype-aware prevention\nPCOS and long-term arrhythmia risk: a women’s cardiovascular EP domain hiding in plain sight \nRead the full newsletter (graphics + references): epedge.substack.com\nSubscribe on LinkedIn (EP Edge Journal Watch): https://lnkd.in/e-Wa4diC\nSubscribe to EP Edge (Monthly Deep Dives): https://lnkd.in/ep3NdZUz\nSubscribe Substack: epedge.substack.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C7iPWVsHlGRm13syn3X4eXGLcqOXyzcuH5XmVutqgHc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMzFi/ZTYxOTI1M2U4NGRj/OGZmZjBhMDFlMjFm/NDQwMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}