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Methods to Optimize Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation to Minimize Risk of Adverse Outcomes and Arrhythmia Recurrences
Purpose of ReviewAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a chronic and progressive disorder, associated with effort intolerance, impairments in quality of life,...
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Changes in pulmonary vein size and narrowing depend on the cardiac cycle before and after pulmonary vein isolation
Accurate measurement of the pulmonary vein dimension (PVD) is important for determining stenosis and efficacy following pulmonary vein isolation...
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Anti- and pro-fibrillatory effects of pulmonary vein isolation gaps in human atrial fibrillation digital twins
Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) gaps and extrapulmonary vein triggers contribute to recurrence after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, their...
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Incidence and clinical relevance of upper gastrointestinal pathology during preprocedural endoscopy in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation
BackgroundReflux-induced esophagitis might facilitate ablation-induced esophageal lesions (ELs) following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), and these...
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Atrial fibrillation cycle-length (AF-CL) inside the pulmonary veins predicts paroxysmal AF ablation success— the INDUCE-AF study
BackgroundA novel method to measure atrial fibrillation cycle length (AF-CL) was recently described, based on the average of 10 consecutive signals...
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Radiation exposure in cryoballoon ablation compared to radiofrequency ablation with three-dimensional electroanatomic map** in atrial fibrillation patients
BackgroundCatheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an established treatment to control symptoms. AF ablation either by cryoballoon...
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Patient experience of very high power short duration radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation under mild conscious sedation
BackgroundVery high power short duration (vHPSD) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may reduce ablation times and improve patient tolerability, permitting...
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A single-beat algorithm to discriminate farfield from nearfield bipolar voltage electrograms from the pulmonary veins
BackgroundSuperimposition of farfield (FF) and nearfield (NF) bipolar voltage electrograms (BVE) complicates the confirmation of pulmonary vein (PV)...
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Impact of nocturnal blood pressure dip** on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation
Lack of the typical nocturnal blood pressure (BP) fall, i.e non-dipper, has been known as a cardiovascular risk. However, the influence of non-dipper...
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Second-generation cryoballoon vs. contact-force sensing radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
ObjectivesIt is imperative to understand the influence of second-generation cryoballoon (CB-2) and contact-force sensing radiofrequency ablation...
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Comparison between cryoballoon and hot balloon ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
PurposePulmonary vein (PV) isolation using balloon ablation was developed as a technique for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF)....
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography for optimizing the outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with cryoablation -the role of isolation of PVs including carina-
PurposeCompared with conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with radiofrequency ablation, PVI with cryoballoon is an easier and shorter...
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Comparison between superior vena cava ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation and standard pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with the cryoballoon technique
BackgroundParoxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) can be triggered by non-pulmonary vein foci, like the superior vena cava (SVC). The latter is...
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Pulsed field ablation in real-world atrial fibrillation patients: clinical recurrence, operator learning curve and re-do procedural findings
BackgroundPulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel method of cardiac ablation demonstrated in early pre-clinical and clinical settings. The aim of this...
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Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation as first line treatment for typical atrial flutter (CRAFT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
PurposeTreatment of typical atrial flutter (AFL) with cavo-tricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation is associated with a high occurrence rate of new onset...
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Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Using Ablation Index Versus Second Generation Cryoballoon in the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison
IntroductionBoth radiofrequency (RF) and cryoballoon (CB) ablation are treatment options for persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF). An important...
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Prevention of cerebral thromboembolism by oral anticoagulation with dabigatran after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: the ODIn-AF trial
Background and objectivesLong-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) following successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains...
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Visualization of thermal damage using 68 Ga-FAPI-PET/CT after pulmonary vein isolation
Purpose68 Ga-fibroblast-activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) positron emission tomography (PET) is a novel technique targeting FAP-alpha. This...
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Long-term outcomes of left atrial appendage closure with or without concomitant pulmonary vein isolation:a propensity score matching analysis based on CLACBAC study
BackgroundThe combined procedure of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with concomitant pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has demonstrated its...
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Late arrhythmia recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation: incidence, mechanisms and clinical implications
Background and objectivesCatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become a well-established and widely used therapy, with pulmonary vein...