Experience in a Brazilian Center with Cryoablation for Electric Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins in Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation - Preliminary Results in Brazil.

Silvia Helena Cardoso BoghossianEduardo C BarbosaEduardo BoghossianLucas RangelPaulo Roberto Benchimol-BarbosaMônica Luiza de AlcantaraMarcio FagundesAlex FelixRicardo Mourilhe-Rocha

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2020)

Cryoablation for electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins is a safe and effective method for the treatment of AF. Our results are consistent with other studies suggesting that this technology can be used as an initial technique even in cases of persistent AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
pulmonary hypertension
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
inferior vena cava
percutaneous coronary intervention
combination therapy
coronary artery disease