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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
J. Pongratz, L. Riess, S. Hartl, B. Brueck, C. Tesche, U. Ebersberger, T. Helmberger, A. Crispin, M. Wankerl, U. Dorwarth, E. Hoffmann, F. Straube
Summary: In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cryoballoon ablation, the volume of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and the severity of mitral regurgitation were identified as independent predictors for arrhythmia recurrence.
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Arash Aryana, Shelley L. Allen, Deep K. Pujara, Mark R. Bowers, Padraig Gearoid O'Neill, Yasuteru Yamauchi, Takatoshi Shigeta, Eleanor C. Vierra, Kaoru Okishige, Andrea Natale
Summary: This study prospectively evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of PVI versus PVI+PWI using the cryoballoon in patients with P/LSP-AF, finding a significant reduction in atrial fibrillation recurrence at 12 months with PVI+PWI, while showing similar safety compared to PVI alone.
JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Florian Straube, Janis Pongratz, Alexander Kosmalla, Benedikt Brueck, Lukas Riess, Stefan Hartl, Christian Tesche, Ullrich Ebersberger, Michael Wankerl, Uwe Dorwarth, Ellen Hoffmann
Summary: Cryoballoon ablation is a reasonable strategy for symptomatic persistent AF in the initial AF ablation procedure, with a high acute isolation success rate. Although there are potential complications and recurrence risks, Cryoballoon ablation has shown good outcomes in the treatment of persistent AF.
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(2021)
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Philippe Taghji, Jean-Claude Deharo, Sana Amraoui, Sok-Sithikun Bun
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of CLOSE-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). The results showed that CLOSE-guided PVI achieved a high single-procedure arrhythmia-free survival rate of 80% at 1 year under intensive cardiac rhythm monitoring. However, larger-scale studies are still needed to further confirm these findings.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jonas Woermann, Jakob Lueker, Jan-Hendrik van den Bruck, Karlo Filipovic, Susanne Erlhoefer, Cornelia Scheurlen, Sebastian Dittrich, Jan-Hendrik Schipper, Daniel Steven, Arian Sultan
Summary: This study compared the efficacy and procedural differences between high power short duration radiofrequency ablation (HPSD) and cryoballoon ablation (CB) in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The results showed that HPSD and CB had similar success rates and safety profiles, but HPSD had a longer procedure duration. In conclusion, HPSD is a feasible and effective option for the ablation treatment of atrial fibrillation.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dhiraj Gupta, Wern Yew Ding, Peter Calvert, Emmanuel Williams, Moloy Das, Lilith Tovmassian, Muzahir H. Tayebjee, Guy Haywood, Claire A. Martin, Kim Rajappan, Matthew G. D. Bates, Ian Peter Temple, Tobias Reichlin, Zhong Chen, Richard N. Balasubramaniam, Christina Ronayne, Nichola Clarkson, Maureen Morgan, Janet Barton, Ian Kemp, Saagar Mahida, Christian Sticherling
Summary: The study compared cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with standard radiofrequency cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation for the first-line treatment of typical atrial flutter (AFL). The results showed that cryoballoon PVI was equally effective as CTI ablation in preventing the recurrence of atrial arrhythmia and better at preventing new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Julian Mueller, Karin Nentwich, Artur Berkovitz, Kai Sonne, Olena Kozlova, Sebastian Barth, Alexandru Deacanu, Christian Waechter, Philipp Halbfass, Heiko Lehrmann, Thomas Deneke
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics of patients undergoing redo AF ablation and the impact of different ablation strategies. The results showed that pulmonary vein reconnection was common among all techniques of AF ablation, and different ablation strategies did not improve long-term success.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giulio Falasconi, Diego Penela, David Soto-Iglesias, Pietro Francia, Cheryl Teres, Andrea Saglietto, Beatriz Jauregui, Daniel Viveros, Aldo Bellido, Jose Alderete, Julia Meca-Santamaria, Paula Franco, Carlo Gaspardone, Rodolfo San Antonio, Marina Huguet, Oscar Camara, Jose-Tomas Ortiz-Perez, Julio Marti-Almor, Antonio Berruezo
Summary: The study aimed to personalize the ablation index (AI) based on left atrial wall thickness (LAWT) and investigate its effectiveness in PV antrum isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF). The results showed that this personalized approach was effective and efficient, with low procedure, fluoroscopy, and RF time. The importance of this study lies in providing a new method for the treatment of PeAF.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Charlotte Eitel, Vanessa Sciacca, Nina Bartels, Roza Saraei, Thomas Fink, Ahmad Keelani, Andre Gassmann, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Julia Vogler, Christian-Hendrik Heeger, Roland Richard Tilz
Summary: This study analyzed the safety and efficacy of cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation (CB-PVI) for symptomatic AF in patients with past or present cancer disease. The results showed that the frequency of complications and arrhythmia-free survival after 12 months did not significantly differ between patients with and without a history of cancer. Therefore, CB-PVI for symptomatic AF is equally safe and effective in patients with and without a history of cancer.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lara Wagner, Fabrice F. Darche, Dierk Thomas, Patrick Lugenbiel, Panagiotis Xynogalos, Svenja Seide, Eberhard P. Scholz, Hugo A. Katus, Patrick A. Schweizer
Summary: Background modulation of the cardiac autonomic nervous system by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) influences the sinoatrial nodal rate. Cryo-PVI causes a significant rise of sinus rate that is more pronounced in subjects with previous sinus bradycardia, with an increased risk of AF recurrence in patients with postprocedural bradycardia.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sergio Conti, Francesco Sabatino, Fabrizio Fortunato, Giuliano Ferrara, Antonio Cascino, Giuseppe Sgarito
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and acute outcomes of high-power short-duration radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. The results showed that high-power short-duration radiofrequency ablation had similar success rates and shorter procedural time compared to the control group.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Ji-Hoon Choi, Seung-Jung Park, Kyoung-Min Park, June Soo Kim, Young Keun On
Summary: The efficacy of cryoballoon PVI is comparable to conventional RFCA in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, but less effective in persistent atrial fibrillation. Cryoballoon PVI is considered a safe procedure, although there are potential complications.
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Biology
Francesco Sabatino, Domenico Oriente, Fabrizio Fortunato, Antonio Cascino, Giuliano Ferrara, Giuseppe Sgarito, Sergio Conti
Summary: The study evaluated the efficacy of posterior wall isolation (PWI) guided by Ablation Index (AI) in addition to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (Pe-AF). The results showed that AI-guided PWI on top of PVI reduced arrhythmia recurrence effectively.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hanjin Park, Je-Wook Park, Daehoon Kim, Hee Tae Yu, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Boyoung Joung, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Chun Hwang, Hui-Nam Pak
Summary: This study compared the efficacy and safety of cryoballoon, high-power short-duration, and conventional radiofrequency ablation in treating atrial fibrillation. The results showed that the Cryo-PVI group had similar major complication and clinical recurrence rates compared to the other groups. However, the Cryo-PVI group had a lower risk of recurrent AF in patients with paroxysmal AF and a higher risk in patients with persistent AF. Additionally, the Cryo-PVI group had higher post-procedural sympathetic nervous activity and sympatho-vagal balance compared to the conventional-PVI group.
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Lihong Huang, Mingyang Gao, Yiwei Lai, Qi Guo, Songnan Li, Changyi Li, Nian Liu, Wei Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Song Zuo, Xueyuan Guo, Xin Zhao, Chenxi Jiang, Caihua Sang, Ribo Tang, Deyong Long, Xin Du, Jianzeng Dong, Chang-sheng Ma
Summary: This study assessed the effect of ethanol infusion into the vein of Marshall (EIVOM) on the acute success of left pulmonary vein isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF). The results showed that ethanol infusion can improve the success rate of left pulmonary vein isolation and reduce the occurrence of acute pulmonary vein reconnection.
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Ali Uyan, Cemal Turan, Elif Ayse Erdogan-Eliuz, Mustafa Kemal Sangun
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(2020)
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(2021)
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(2021)
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Fisheries
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(2021)
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Chemistry, Applied
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(2021)
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Materials Science, Ceramics
Servet Ahmet Dogdu, Cemal Turan, Tolga Depci, Deniz Ayas
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(2021)
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S. Karan, C. Turan, M. K. Sangun, E. A. E. Eliuz
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(2021)
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(2020)
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