Cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Reintervention, rehospitalization, and quality-of-life outcomes in the FIRE and ICE trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 38, 2016, Pages 2858-2865

  Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Fürnkranz, Alexander ^b   Chun, K R Julian ^b   Metzner, Andreas ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Schlüter, Michael ^a   Elvan, Arif ^c   Lim, Hae W ^d   Kueffer, Fred J ^d   Arentz, Thomas ^e   Albenque, Jean Paul ^f   Tondo, Claudio ^g   Kühne, Michael ^h   Sticherling, Christian ^h   Brugada, Josep ⁱ  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CARDIOANGIOLOGISCHES CENTRUM BETHANIEN   (Germany)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^f CLINIQUE PASTEUR   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Follow up; Radiofrequency; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON CATHETERIZATION; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 12; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84995555580     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw285     Document Type: Article

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