Cryoballoon atrial fibrillation ablation: Single-center safety and efficacy data using a novel cryoballoon technology compared to a historical balloon platform.

Adriano Nunes KochiMassimo MoltrasioFabrizio TundoStefania RivaCiro AscioneMaria A DessanaiFrancesca PizzamiglioGiulia VettorSelene CellucciAlessio GasperettiClaudio TondoGaetano Fassini

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)

The novel POLARx™ cryoballoon had similar efficacy and safety compared with the AFAP. It was also associated with longer procedural times, similar TTI, and lower minimum temperature reached.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
radiofrequency ablation
left atrial appendage
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
high throughput
percutaneous coronary intervention
electronic health record
big data
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
mitral valve