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title: "ULYSSES trial: Ultrasound-guided vs conventional venous puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation"
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doi: "10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291"
published_at: "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z"
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# ULYSSES trial: Ultrasound-guided vs conventional venous puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation
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- **Specialty:** [Cardiology](https://medichelpline.com/clinical-feed/cardiology.md)
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- **Source URL:** [Original Journal Publication](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/)
- **DOI:** [10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Feurheartj%2Fehag291)
- **Published At:** 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- **Evidence Rating:** Journal Article
## Executive GIST (TL;DR)
- The ULYSSES trial is a **randomized controlled trial** comparing **ultrasound-guided** versus conventional venous puncture for **atrial fibrillation ablation**. - Published in the European Heart Journal (Eur Heart J) on 22 September 2026 (volume 47, issue 36, pages 5142–5151) with DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291. - The PubMed unique identifier (PMID) is **41979041**. - The article lists a multi-centre author group led by David Schaack and includes investigators from several German centres and international collaborators. - Affiliations reported include Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (Frankfurt/Main), Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (Lübeck), Alfried Krupp Hospital (Essen), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (Hamburg), Asklepios Klinik Altona (Hamburg), Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, and additional German and international sites. - The PubMed entry classifies the report as a Randomized Controlled Trial. - The source page provides full citation details and author list but does not include the trial abstract text or outcome data in the captured source content. - Trial methodology, sample size, endpoints, results, safety data, statistical analyses, and specific conclusions were not reported in the provided source content. - For full trial methods and outcomes, readers must consult the journal full text linked from the PubMed entry; those details were not present in the PubMed record excerpt provided here.
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Related information LinkOut - more resources Randomized Controlled Trial Eur Heart J Actions * [ Search in PubMed ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Eur+Heart+J%22%5Bjour%5D&sort=date&sort_order=desc) * [ Search in NLM Catalog ](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=%22Eur+Heart+J%22%5BTitle+Abbreviation%5D) * [ Add to Search ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/) . 2026 Sep 22;47(36):5142-5151. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291. # Ultrasound-guided vs conventional venous puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation: the ULYSSES trial [David Schaack](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Schaack+D&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Kyoung-Ryul Julian Chun](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chun+KJ&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany.")[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Rhythmologie, Lübeck, Germany."), [Kars Neven](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Neven+K&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Andreas Metzner](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Metzner+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 4 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-4 "Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany."), [Christian Heeger](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Heeger+C&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 5 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-5 "Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Reza Wakili](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Wakili+R&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 6 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-6 "Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik 3- Klinik für Kardiologie, Frankfurt/Main 60596, Germany.")[ 7 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-7 "German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, partner site Rhine-Main, Germany."), [Arian Sultan](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sultan+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 8 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-8 "Aklepios Klinik St.Georg, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Andrea Urbani](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Urbani+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Nico Reinsch](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Reinsch+N&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Andreas Rillig](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rillig+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 4 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-4 "Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany."), [Henning Rolfes](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rolfes+H&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 5 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-5 "Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Laura Rottner](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rottner+L&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 6 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-6 "Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik 3- Klinik für Kardiologie, Frankfurt/Main 60596, Germany."), [Julia Vogler](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Vogler+J&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Rhythmologie, Lübeck, Germany.")[ 8 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-8 "Aklepios Klinik St.Georg, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Lukas Urbanek](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Urbanek+L&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Stefan Hartl](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hartl+S&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Joseph Kheir](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kheir+J&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Julia Alexandra Marx](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Marx+JA&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Julia Lurz](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Lurz+J&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Melanie A Gunawardene](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Gunawardene+MA&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany.")[ 9 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-9 "Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Adelaide University and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia."), [Stefano Bordignon](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Bordignon+S&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 10 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-10 "Varisano Klinikum Frankfurt Hoechst, Kardiologie, Frankfurt, Germany."), [Anna Füting](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=F%C3%BCting+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Katharina Govorov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Govorov+K&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 4 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-4 "Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany."), [Fariba Rafiee](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rafiee+F&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 5 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-5 "Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Matthias Hölzl](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=H%C3%B6lzl+M&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany.")[ 11 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-11 "Ordensklinikum Linz, Kardiologie, Linz, Austria."), [Matteo Rocchetti](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rocchetti+M&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Shota Tohoku](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tohoku+S&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 12 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-12 "St.Josefskrankenhaus Freiburg, Kardiologie, Freiburg, Germany."), [Boris Schmidt](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Schmidt+B&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany.")[ 6 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#full-view-affiliation-6 "Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik 3- Klinik für Kardiologie, Frankfurt/Main 60596, Germany."); [Boris Schmidt for the ULYSSES Investigators](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Boris+Schmidt+for+the+ULYSSES+Investigators%5BCorporate+Author%5D) Affiliations Expand ### Affiliations * 1 Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany. * 2 Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Rhythmologie, Lübeck, Germany. * 3 Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany. * 4 Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. * 5 Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany. * 6 Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik 3- Klinik für Kardiologie, Frankfurt/Main 60596, Germany. * 7 German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, partner site Rhine-Main, Germany. * 8 Aklepios Klinik St.Georg, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany. * 9 Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Adelaide University and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. * 10 Varisano Klinikum Frankfurt Hoechst, Kardiologie, Frankfurt, Germany. * 11 Ordensklinikum Linz, Kardiologie, Linz, Austria. * 12 St.Josefskrankenhaus Freiburg, Kardiologie, Freiburg, Germany. * PMID: **41979041** * DOI: [ 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291 ](https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291) Item in Clipboard Randomized Controlled Trial # Ultrasound-guided vs conventional venous puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation: the ULYSSES trial David Schaack et al. Eur Heart J. 2026. Show details Display options Display options Format Abstract PubMed PMID Eur Heart J Actions * [ Search in PubMed ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Eur+Heart+J%22%5Bjour%5D&sort=date&sort_order=desc) * [ Search in NLM Catalog ](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=%22Eur+Heart+J%22%5BTitle+Abbreviation%5D) * [ Add to Search ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/) . 2026 Sep 22;47(36):5142-5151. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291. ### Authors [David Schaack](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Schaack+D&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Kyoung-Ryul Julian Chun](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chun+KJ&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany.")[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Rhythmologie, Lübeck, Germany."), [Kars Neven](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Neven+K&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Andreas Metzner](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Metzner+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 4 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-4 "Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany."), [Christian Heeger](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Heeger+C&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 5 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-5 "Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Reza Wakili](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Wakili+R&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 6 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-6 "Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik 3- Klinik für Kardiologie, Frankfurt/Main 60596, Germany.")[ 7 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-7 "German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, partner site Rhine-Main, Germany."), [Arian Sultan](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sultan+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 8 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-8 "Aklepios Klinik St.Georg, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Andrea Urbani](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Urbani+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-1 "Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Str. 4, Frankfurt/Main 60431, Germany."), [Nico Reinsch](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Reinsch+N&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 3 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-3 "Alfried Krupp Hospital, Electrophysiologie, Essen, Germany."), [Andreas Rillig](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rillig+A&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 4 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-4 "Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany."), [Henning Rolfes](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Rolfes+H&cauthor_id=41979041)[ 5 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979041/#short-view-affiliation-5 "Asklepios Klinik Altona, Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany."), [Laura Rottner](https://pubmed.ncb
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