A novel risk model for very late return of atrial fibrillation beyond 1 year after cryoballoon ablation: the SCALE-CryoAF score.
Graham PeighRachel M KaplanAakash BavishiCelso L DiazJayson R BamanRichard MatiaszAmar TrivediPrasongchai SattayaprasertJeremiah WasserlaufMark J ShenTatjana S PotparaAlexandru B ChicosRishi AroraSusan KimAlbert LinNishant VermaBradley P KnightRod S PassmanPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)
SCALE-CryoAF is the first risk model to specifically predict first recurrence of AF beyond 1 year, VLRAF, after CBA. Model discrimination demonstrates that SCALE-CryoAF predicts VLRAF after CBA significantly better than other risk models for AF recurrence.