Pulmonary vein reconnection and repeat ablation characteristics following cryoballoon- compared to radiofrequency-based pulmonary vein isolation

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Oct;35(10):2085. doi: 10.1111/jce.16392. Epub 2024 Aug 6.

Authors

J Obergassel^{1

2}, M Nies^{1

2}, P Kirchhof^{1

2

3}, A Metzner¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
² German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
³ Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 39107953
DOI: 10.1111/jce.16392

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Action Potentials*
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation* / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Cryosurgery* / adverse effects
Cryosurgery* / instrumentation
Female
Heart Rate*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Veins* / physiopathology
Pulmonary Veins* / surgery
Recurrence*
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome