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SUBMITTER: Hoffmann E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6735953 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoffmann Ellen E Straube Florian F Wegscheider Karl K Kuniss Malte M Andresen Dietrich D Wu Li-Qun LQ Tebbenjohanns Jürgen J Noelker Georg G Tilz Roland Richard RR Chun Julian Kyoung Ryul JKR Franke Andreas A Stellbrink Christoph C Garcia-Alberola Arcadi A Dorwarth Uwe U Metzner Andreas A Ouarrak Taoufik T Brachmann Johannes J Kuck Karl-Heinz KH Senges Jochen J
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 20190901 9
<h4>Aims</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cryoballoon ablation (CBA) compared with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for symptomatic paroxysmal or drug-refractory persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).<h4>Methods and results</h4>Prospective cluster cohort study in experienced CBA and RFA centres. Primary endpoint was 'atrial arrhythmia recurrence', secondary endpoints were as follows: procedural results, safety, and clinical course. A total of 4189 patients were included: CBA 2329 (55.6 ...[more]