2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural …

H Calkins, KH Kuck, R Cappato, J Brugada… - Europace, 2012 - academic.oup.com
During the past decade, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly from
an investigational procedure to its current status as a commonly performed ablation …

Cryoballoon ablation of pulmonary veins for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: first results of the North American Arctic Front (STOP AF) pivotal trial

DL Packer, RC Kowal, KR Wheelan, JM Irwin… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess the safety and effectiveness of a novel cryoballoon
ablation technology designed to achieve single-delivery pulmonary vein (PV) isolation …

Cryoballoon versus open irrigated radiofrequency ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the prospective, randomized, controlled, noninferiority …

A Luik, A Radzewitz, M Kieser, M Walter, P Bramlage… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—There is a lack of data on the comparative efficacy and procedural safety of
open irrigated radiofrequency (RF) and cryoballoon catheter (CB) ablation for pulmonary …

Materials for multifunctional balloon catheters with capabilities in cardiac electrophysiological mapping and ablation therapy

DH Kim, N Lu, R Ghaffari, YS Kim, SP Lee, L Xu… - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Developing advanced surgical tools for minimally invasive procedures represents an activity
of central importance to improving human health. A key challenge is in establishing …

One-year clinical outcome after pulmonary vein isolation using the second-generation 28-mm cryoballoon

A Metzner, B Reissmann, P Rausch… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The use of second-generation cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation in
patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has demonstrated encouraging acute and mid …

Cryoballoon versus laserballoon: insights from the first prospective randomized balloon trial in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

JKR Chun, S Bordignon, J Last, L Mayer… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) represents the cornerstone in atrial fibrillation
ablation. Cryoballoon and laserballoon catheters have emerged as promising devices but …

Durability of pulmonary vein isolation with cryoballoon ablation: results from the Sustained PV Isolation with Arctic Front Advance (SUPIR) study

VY Reddy, L Sediva, J Petru, J Skoda… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Cryoballoon Ablation Introduction Pulmonary
vein (PV) reconnection remains the most important cause of AF recurrence after AF ablation …

II Diretrizes brasileiras de fibrilação atrial

LP Magalhães, MJO Figueiredo, FD Cintra… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
1.1. Necessidade de atualização Atualmente, existe uma enorme quantidade de
evidências científicas sobre um determinado assunto, com o objetivo de auxiliar os …

Single-procedure outcomes and quality-of-life improvement 12 months post-cryoballoon ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation: results from the multicenter …

S Boveda, A Metzner, DQ Nguyen, KRJ Chun… - JACC: Clinical …, 2018 - jacc.org
Abstract Objectives: The CRYO4PERSISTENT AF (Cryoballoon Ablation for Early Persistent
Atrial Fibrillation) trial aims to report long-term outcomes after a single pulmonary vein …