Cryoballoon vs radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from the Veterans Healthcare System.
Waddah MaskounAmjad AbualsuodFuad HabashMohammed E MadmaniKhaldia KhaledZaid GheithBilal AlqamJohn M MillerSrikanth VallurupalliPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)
CBA for paroxysmal AF, in male dominant patients' population, was associated with lower incidence of AF recurrence rate while having a comparable safety profile to RFA independent of the use of CF catheters.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- radiofrequency ablation
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- cystic fibrosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve