First-line therapy: insights from a real-world analysis of cryoablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoballoon ablation (CBA) is mainly reserved for patients with drug-refractory or drug-intolerant symptomatic atrial fibrillation. We evaluated a large cohort of patients treated in a real-world setting and examined the safety and efficacy profile of CBA when applied as a first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation.

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Moltrasio M, Iacopino S, Arena G, Pieragnoli P, Molon G, Manfrin M, Verlato R, Ottaviano L, Rovaris G, Catanzariti D, Cipolletta L, Nicolis D, Cattafi G, Tondo C; 1STOP ClinicalService centers. First-line therapy: insights from a real-world analysis of cryoablation in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2021 Mar 23. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001176.

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