ArticleIndian pacing and electrophysiology journal2012
Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Article in Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Second-generation cryoballoon versus contact force radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis of evidence from randomized controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of Cryoballoon Ablation Methods in Pulmonary Vein Isolation.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Global Research Progress on Radiofrequency Ablation in Cardiology.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Adverse events in cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: Insight from the Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Comparative efficacy and safety of catheter ablation interventions for atrial fibrillation: comprehensive network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2021Article
- Short and Intermediate Term Outcomes of the Convergent Procedure: Initial Experience in a Tertiary Referral Center.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2020Article
- Periprocedural Anticoagulation Management for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Current Knowledge and Future Directions.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2018Review
- Initial experience and treatment of atrial fibrillation using a novel irrigated multielectrode catheter: Results from a prospective two-center study.Journal of arrhythmia · 2016Article
- Vagal Reactions during Cryoballoon-Based Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Clue for Autonomic Nervous System Modulation?BioMed research international · 2016Review
- Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Versus Combined Cryoballoon and Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- CoolLoop® First: A First In Man Study To Test A Novel Circular Cryoablation System In Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- Innappropriate Sinus Tachycardia After Superior Vena Cava Isolation In Addition To Pulmonary Veins Isolatin Of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Cryoballoon Ablation.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- Conjoined Inferior Pulmonary Veins during Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Prevalence and Novel Approach for Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Cryoballoon.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- Cryoablation for the Treatment of Drug Refractory Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: A Regional Medical Center Experience.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- Cryoballoon versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis of 16 Clinical Trials.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
- Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation: biophysics and a contemporary step-by-step approach.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalReview
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Abstract
Focal point-by-point radiofrequency catheter ablation has shown considerable success in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. However, it is not without limitations. Recent clinical and preclinical studies have demonstrated that cryothermal ablation using a balloon catheter (Artic Front©, Medtronic CryoCath LP) provides an effective alternative strategy to treating atrial fibrillation. The objective of this article is to review efficacy and safety data surrounding cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. In addition, a practical step-by-step approach to cryoballoon ablation is presented, while highlighting relevant literature regarding: 1) the rationale for adjunctive imaging, 2) selection of an appropriate cryoballoon size, 3) predictors of efficacy, 4) advanced trouble-shooting techniques, and 5) strategies to reduce procedural complications, such as phrenic nerve palsy.
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