Outcomes after cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a multicentric propensity-score matched study

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-142

  Boveda, Serge ^a   Providência, Rui ^b   Defaye, Pascal ^c   Pavin, Dominique ^d   Cebron, Jean Pierre ^e   Anselme, Frederic ^f   Halimi, Franck ^g   Khoueiry, Ziad ^h   Combes, Nicolas ^a   Combes, Stephane ^a   Jacob, Sophie ⁱ   Albenque, Jean Paul ^a   Sousa, Pedro ^a  

^a CLINIQUE PASTEUR   (France)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Nouvelles Cliniques Nantaises   (France)

^f ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g Hôpital Privé Parly 2   (France)

^h HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia relapse; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RELAPSE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR ACCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84969780156     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-016-0138-1     Document Type: Article

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