First-line catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: outcome of radiofrequency vs. cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation

EFFICAS II: optimization of catheter contact force improves outcome of pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

(2015) Josef Kautzner et al.   EUROPACE

Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Cryoballoon Ablation: Results from the Sustained PV Isolation with Arctic Front Advance (SUPIR) Study

(2015) VIVEK Y. REDDY et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Comparison of the First and Second Cryoballoon

(2014) Florian Straube et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

One-Year Clinical Outcome After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using the Second-Generation 28-mm Cryoballoon

(2014) Andreas Metzner et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 1-year follow-up

(2014) G.-B. Chierchia et al.   EUROPACE

Differences of two cryoballoon generations: insights from the prospective multicentre, multinational FREEZE Cohort Substudy

(2014) Florian Straube et al.   EUROPACE

The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology

(2014) E. Picano et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (RAAFT-2)

(2014) Carlos A. Morillo et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Improved 1-Year Clinical Success Rate of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with the Second-Generation Cryoballoon in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

(2014) ALEXANDER FÜRNKRANZ et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2014) Craig T. January et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores as predictors of left atrial ablation outcomes for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

(2013) K. P. Letsas et al.   EUROPACE

Cryoballoon versus RF Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the German Ablation Registry

(2013) MARTIN SCHMIDT et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

(2012) H. Calkins et al.   EUROPACE

2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

(2012) et al.   EUROPACE

The relationship between contact force and clinical outcome during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the TOCCATA study

(2012) Vivek Y. Reddy et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Radiofrequency Ablation as Initial Therapy in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

(2012) Jens Cosedis Nielsen et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Pulmonary Vein Isolation for the Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2009) Jonathan P. Piccini et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Updated Worldwide Survey on the Methods, Efficacy, and Safety of Catheter Ablation for Human Atrial Fibrillation

(2009) Riccardo Cappato et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Safety considerations in the pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation

(2008) A. John Camm   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY