Outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency balloon vs. cryoballoon ablation: a multi-centric study.

Alexandre Almorad Alvise Del Monte Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca Luigi Pannone Robbert Ramak Ingrid Overeinder Gezim Bala Erwin StrökerJuan SieiraAurélie Dubois Antonio Sorgente Milad El Haddad Saverio Iacopino Serge Boveda Carlos De Asmundis Gian Battista Chierchia

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 (2023)

The RFB appears to have a safety and efficacy profile similar to that of the CB for PVI. Shorter procedural times appear to be driven by shorter left atrial dwell and thermal delivery times.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
left atrial
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
mitral valve
left ventricular
radiofrequency ablation
heart failure
skeletal muscle
ultrasound guided