Stand-alone Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM) ablation versus second-generation cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Roland Richard TilzKivanc YalinEvgeny LyanChristian-Hendrik HeegerMichael SchlüterThomas FinkVanessa SciaccaSpyridon LiosisKarl-Heinz KuckSorin Ștefan PopescuKai MortensenRoza Meyer-SaraeiCharlotte EitelJulia VoglerPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
De novo ablation of AF using FIRM-guided AF ablation results in shorter arrhythmia-free survival after 12 months compared to CB2-PVI and a need for repeat ablation in the majority of patients to achieve stable sinus rhythm.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- radiofrequency ablation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- blood pressure