Open AccessIs the time between first diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and cryoballoon ablation a predictor of efficacy?
Author(s) -
Maurizio Lunati,
Giuseppe Arena,
Saverio Iacopino,
Roberto Verlato,
Claudio Tondo,
Antonio Curnis,
Stefano Porcellini,
Luigi Sciarra,
Giulio Molon,
Gaetano Senatore,
Loira Leoni,
Giovanni Battista Perego,
Werner Rauhe,
Patrizia Pepi,
Maurizio Landolina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1558-2035
pISSN - 1558-2027
DOI - 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000688
Subject(s) - cryoablation , medicine , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein , ablation , cardiology , catheter ablation , population , radiofrequency ablation , hazard ratio , confidence interval , environmental health
Cryoablation is an indicated therapy for the treatment of recurrent atrial fibrillation through pulmonary vein isolation; however, the optimal time between first diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and cryoablation is still unknown. We aimed to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of early versus later treatment of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by cryoablation.