Procedure characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation ablation procedures using cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation: A report from the GWTG-AFIB registry.
Daniel J FriedmanDaJuanicia HolmesAnne B CurtisKenneth A EllenbogenDavid S FrankelBradley P KnightAndrea M RussoRoland MatsouakaMintu P TurakhiaWilliam R LewisJonathan P PicciniPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
CBA was associated with fewer complications, and shorter procedure times, and greater fluoroscopy times, compared to RFA. Nonpulmonary vein ablation and electroanatomic mapping system use was common with CBA.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- minimally invasive
- high resolution
- left atrial
- heart failure
- risk factors
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- mass spectrometry
- venous thromboembolism
- metabolic syndrome