Sequential Hybrid Ablation versus Surgical CryoMaze Alone for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Results of Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial.

Alan Bulava Dan WichterleAleš MokráčekPavel Osmancik Petr Budera Petr KacerLinda VeteškováPetr Němec Tomas Skala Petr ŠantavýJan ChovančíkPiotr Branny Vitalii Rizov Miroslav Kolesár Iva ŠafaříkováMarian Rybářnull null

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

Pre-emptively performed catheter ablation after the CryoMaze procedure was safe and associated with higher freedom from AF/AT and improved clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
study protocol
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
clinical trial
percutaneous coronary intervention
minimally invasive
cross sectional
replacement therapy
radiofrequency ablation