ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2022
X-ray exposure in cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation over 7 years: A single center study.
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- Mechanistic insights into the learning curve of cryoballoon ablation: ablation temperature mediates the effect of operator experience on radiation exposure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Compared to Non-Obese Counterparts: A Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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- X-ray exposure in cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation over 7 years: A single center study.Journal of arrhythmia · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Facing an increasing number of radiofrequency ablation (RF) and cryoballoon ablation (CB) procedures for treatment of AF radiation exposure and its reduction is a focus point for interventional electrophysiologists. Objective: This study evaluated the procedural parameters of the different ablation methods focusing on radiation exposure and the BMI of the patients. Methods: One thousand one hundred and thirty-three first procedural cases of pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF treated with RF and CB-based techniques were analyzed retrospectively over a period of 7 years focusing on the endpoints dose area product (DAP, cGycm Results: Of the 1133 patients (mean age 63.4 ± 11.4 years, BMI 28.9 ± 4.7) 335 patients received an RF procedure, 211 patients were treated with the cryoballoon first generation (CB1), and 587 patients with cryoballoon second generation (CB2), respectively. The mean DAP for the PVI was 508 ± 654 cGycm Conclusions: Despite longer fluoroscopy durations in the CB technique, the CB2 resulted in a comparable low radiation exposure in PVI as compared to RF, accompanied by shorter procedure durations.
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