Trial reportBioMed research international2018
Radiofrequency versus Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: An Evaluation Using ECG, Holter Monitoring, and Implantable Loop Recorders to Monitor Absolute and Clinical Effectiveness.
Trial report in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Representation of Women in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Randomized Controlled Trials: Systematic Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety Endpoints of Five Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation: A Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison for the efficacy and safety of time-to-isolation protocol and conventional protocol of cryoballoon in the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2021Pooled it
- Pulsed field ablation vs. thermal ablation for pulmonary vein isolation: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026Article
- A network meta-analysis of comparative effectiveness and safety of pulsed field, radiofrequency, and cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Comparative efficacy and safety of catheter ablation technologies for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Algorithm Improvements in an Insertable Cardiac Monitor Reduce False Positives and Episode Review Burden.Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE · 2025Article
- Does cryoballoon ablation affect the symptom severity of atrial fibrillation? Insights from 12-months continuous cardiac monitoring.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Observational
- Comparative safety and effectiveness of cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2025Review
- Global Research Progress on Radiofrequency Ablation in Cardiology.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- A meta-analysis and cost-minimization analysis of cryoballoon ablation versus radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Comparing Efficacy and Safety in Catheter Ablation Strategies for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- 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
- Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Using Ablation Index-Guided Contact Force Ablation: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison to Cryoballoon Ablation.Advances in therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionWhile several studies have compared the radiofrequency current (RFC) and cryoablation for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), no study has monitored the long-term outcomes with the usage of implantable loop recorders (ILRs).
methodsWe enrolled 89 consecutive patients with nonvalvular paroxysmal AF (
resultsThe mean age of the study population was 56.6 ± 10.2 years, and the follow-up duration was 12 months. There were no differences in baseline patient characteristics between groups. At 12 months, the absolute effectiveness (measured by ILR) was 65.9% in the RFC group and 51.1% in the cryoballoon group (OR = 1.85; 95% CI: 0.79-4.35;
conclusionRFC and cryoballoon ablation had similar absolute effectiveness at 12 months. ECG and Holter were effective when assessing the efficacy of the cryoballoon ablation; however, in the RFC group, ILR was necessary to accurately assess long-term efficacy.
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