Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation versus radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins and left atrial posterior wall: Patient-reported outcomes.

Medhat FarwatiLorenzo BraghieriFarah A AbdulhaiMarwan DabbaghFiras A AlkhalailehArwa YounisChadi TabajaAmr FarwatiMustapha AminPasquale SantangeliHiroshi NakagawaWalid I SalibaMohamed KanjThomas D CallahanMandeep BhargavaBryan BaranowskiJohn Jack RickardJakub SroubekJustin LeePatrick J TchouOussama M WazniAyman A Hussein

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2024)

CRYO-PVI-ONLY and RF-PVI+PWI resulted in comparable improvements in patient reported outcomes including QoL and AF burden; with RF-PVI+PWI being more effective at reducing recurrences.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
radiofrequency ablation
left atrial
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
mitral valve
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
left atrial appendage
high resolution
heart failure
electron microscopy
pulmonary embolism