Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

M. Wazni, Oussama; Dandamudi, Gopi; Sood, Nitesh; Hoyt, Robert; Tyler, Jaret; Durrani, Sarfraz; Niebauer, Mark; J. Makati, Kevin; D. Halperin, Blair; Gauri, Andre; Morales, Gustavo; Shao, Mingyuan; Cerkvenik, Jeffrey; E. Kaplon, Rachelle; E. Nissen, Steven

doi:10.1056/nejmoa2029554

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Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 16, 2020

Authors:

Oussama M. Wazni

Gopi Dandamudi

Nitesh Sood

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that has not responded to medication, catheter ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drug therapy for maintaining sinus rhythm. However, the safety and efficacy of cryoballoon ablation as initial first-line therapy have...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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