Cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in hemodialysis patients.

Tomomasa TakamiyaJunichi NittaOsamu InabaAkira SatoYukihiro InamuraNobutaka KatoKazuya MurataTakashi IkenouchiToshikazu KonoGiichi NittaYutaka MatsumuraYoshihide TakahashiMasahiko GoyaTetsuo Sasano

Published in: Heart and vessels (2020)

For PAF in HD patients, CBA showed a comparable single-procedure efficacy to that of RFA with a short procedure time. CBA may be a reasonable initial procedure for HD patients suffering from symptomatic PAF.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
catheter ablation
percutaneous coronary intervention