{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"EP Edge Journal Watch","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. In 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.Topics covered (high-level):Ultrashort atrial arrhythmias (<30 seconds) and what they may imply on continuous monitoringImplantable loop recorder (ILR) “AF alerts” and why vendor performance is not interchangeable Semaglutide (GLP-1) and AF ablation in obesity: metabolic modulation as an EP strategy, not an afterthoughtNanosecond pulsed field ablation (nsPFA) for paroxysmal AF (SCENA-AF) and what it means for workflow (including anesthesia strategy) A high-stakes coronary spasm signal in a population-enriched cohortLBBAP perforation detection: interpreting iEGMs as phenotype, not just amplitude PADIT score validation by infection subtype—toward phenotype-aware preventionPCOS and long-term arrhythmia risk: a women’s cardiovascular EP domain hiding in plain sight Read the full newsletter (graphics + references): epedge.substack.com Subscribe on LinkedIn (EP Edge Journal Watch): https://lnkd.in/e-Wa4diC Subscribe to EP Edge (Monthly Deep Dives): https://lnkd.in/ep3NdZUzSubscribe 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}