The long-term efficacy of cryoballoon vs irrigated radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 181, Issue , 2015, Pages 297-302

  Cheng, Xiaocheng ^a   Hu, Qiongwen ^b   Zhou, Changyue ^a   Liu, Lin Qiong ^a   Chen, Tong ^a   Liu, Zengzhang ^c   Tang, Xuewen ^a  

^a Banan People's Hospital of Chongqing   (China)

^b Third People's Hospital of Chongqing   (China)

^c CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Meta analysis; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84947201457     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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