Abstract
Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is presently the cornerstone of percutaneous transcatheter ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) [ [1] Mugnai G. Chierchia G.B. de Asmundis C. Sieira-Moret J. Conte G. Capulzini L. Wauters K. Rodriguez-Manero M. Di Giovanni G. Baltogiannis G. Ciconte G. Saitoh Y. Julià J. Brugada P. Comparison of pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon versus conventional radiofrequency for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Am. J. Cardiol. 2014; 113: 1509-1513https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.01.425 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar ]. From 2012 the second-generation cryoballoon (CB-A; Arctic Front Advance, Medtronic) was released with technical developments resulting in a larger and more homogeneous zone of freezing on the balloon surface, leading to significant improvements in procedural and clinical outcomes as compared to its predecessor [ [2] Chierchia G.B. Di Giovanni G. Ciconte G. de Asmundis C. Conte G. Sieira-Moret J. Rodriguez-Manero M. Casado R. Baltogiannis G. Namdar M. Saitoh Y. Paparella G. Mugnai G. Brugada P. Second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 1-year follow-up. Europace. 2014; 16: 639-644https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut417 Crossref PubMed Scopus (133) Google Scholar ]. Second-generation cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation: Lessons from a five-year follow-upInternational Journal of CardiologyVol. 312PreviewPulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the second-generation cryoballoon (CB2) for atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment has demonstrated encouraging procedural success rates and mid-term results. However, long-term follow-up data on outcome is sparse. The current study is reporting on five-year clinical outcomes following CB2-based PVI in patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF) and persistent AF (PersAF). Full-Text PDF
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