Cryoballoon ablation in the elderly: one year outcome and safety of the second-generation 28mm cryoballoon in patients over 75 years old

The efficacy of the second-generation cryoballoon (CB) ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has been demonstrated previously. Data on the efficacy of CB ablation in elderly patients is missing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term success rate of pulmonary vein isolation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Europace (London, England) England), 2018-05, Vol.20 (5), p.772-777
Hauptverfasser:	Tscholl, Verena, Lin, Tina, Lsharaf, Abdullah Khaled-A, Bellmann, Barbara, Nagel, Patrick, Lenz, Klaus, Landmesser, Ulf, Roser, Mattias, Rillig, Andreas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Catheter Ablation - instrumentation Catheter Ablation - methods Cryosurgery - adverse effects Cryosurgery - methods Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Long Term Adverse Effects - diagnosis Long Term Adverse Effects - etiology Male Middle Aged Recurrence Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	The efficacy of the second-generation cryoballoon (CB) ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has been demonstrated previously. Data on the efficacy of CB ablation in elderly patients is missing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term success rate of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in patients ≥75 years vs.
ISSN:	1099-5129 1532-2092
DOI:	10.1093/europace/eux128