Acute and long-term outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using the second-generation cryoballoon versus open-irrigated radiofrequency: A multicenter experience

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 832-839

  Aryana, Arash ^a   Singh, Sheldon M ^b   Kowalski, Marcin ^c   Pujara, Deep K ^d   Cohen, Andrew I ^e   Singh, Steve K ^d   Aleong, Ryan G ^f   Banker, Rajesh S ^g,h   Fuenzalida, Charles E ^e   Prager, Nelson A ^e   Bowers, Mark R ^a   D'Avila, André ⁱ   O'Neill, Padraig Gearoid ^a  

^a Regional Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Aurora Denver Cardiology Assoc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g Hoag Hospital   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Hospital Cardiologico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoablation; cryoballoon; phrenic nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LAVAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BRAZIL; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OPERATIVE TIME; PULMONARY VEINS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938089233     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12695     Document Type: Article

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