Trial reportCirculation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology2021
Radiofrequency Versus Cryoballoon Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Effect on Atrial Fibrillation Burden: The RACE-AF Randomized Controlled Trial.
2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Lesion Characteristics After Pulsed-Field Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a Left Common Ostium
Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Clinical Outcome - The RABAAF Study
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Meta-Analysis of Thermal Versus Pulse Field Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation Durability in Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From Repeat Ablation.Clinical cardiology · 2025Pooled 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
- Cryoballoon vs. radiofrequency catheter ablation: insights from NOrwegian randomized study of PERSistent Atrial Fibrillation (NO-PERSAF study).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 · 2022Trial
- Optimized workflow for pentaspline PFA and its impact on PVI durability: evidence from systematic remapping.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
- Evolution of Energy Sources in Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Current Technology and Future Directions.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Simplified propofol-based deep sedation by electrophysiologists: Safe and versatile for pulsed field and thermal ablation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of a novel pulsed field ablation system in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Shortest pulmonary vein atrial fibrillation cycle length identifies pulmonary vein isolation responders beyond clinical atrial fibrillation pattern: the FARS-AF II study.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
- Clinical Burden of Post-ablation Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in East Asia: A Systematic Literature Review.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2026Review
- Association between non-ablated left atrial surface area and rhythm outcome in patients treated with cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Wall thickness-guided persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: have we found the holy grail?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 · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of cryoballoon versus robotic magnetic navigation guided radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 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
- Evolution in electrophysiology 100 years after Einthoven: translational and computational innovations in rhythm control of atrial fibrillation.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 · 2024Review
- The Electroanatomic Volume of the Left Atrium as a Determinant of Recurrences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Achieving reduced radiation exposure with maintained fluoroscopy effectiveness using ultralow-dose settings in cryoballoon ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- 2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardias: Current Status and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Pulsed Field Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience of the Efficacy and Safety in Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Beyond.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Samuel K SørensenCopenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 1, Hellerup, Denmark.
Arne JohannessenCopenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 1, Hellerup, Denmark.
René WorckCopenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 1, Hellerup, Denmark.
Morten L HansenCopenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 1, Hellerup, Denmark.
Jim HansenCopenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 1, Hellerup, Denmark.
Funding
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Abstract
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Catheter AblationCryosurgeryAction PotentialsAdolescentAdultAgedAtrial FibrillationDenmarkFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPulmonary VeinsRecurrenceatrial fibrillationcatheter ablationcryosurgeryelectrocardiography, ambulatorypulmonary veinradiofrequency ablationrecurrencesecond-look surgery
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Registered trials
NCT05812261ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06296888ClinicalTrials.gov
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