Real-world safety of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation with contact force or cryoballoon ablation.

Andrea NataleSanghamitra MohantyLaura GoldsteinTara GomezTina D Hunter

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)

Acute ablation-related complication rates were low and were not significantly associated with catheter technology. Increased risk of complication was attributable to low-volume sites and baseline patient characteristics.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
liver failure
case report
heart failure
direct oral anticoagulants
single molecule
drug induced
respiratory failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
aortic dissection
mitral valve
venous thromboembolism
ultrasound guided