Can the Durability of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Be Predicted by the Time-to-Isolation in Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation?: Insight From the Results of Repeat Procedures

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 Jan;13(1):e008076. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008076. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Authors

Shinsuke Miyazaki¹, Takatsugu Kajiyama², Tomonori Watanabe², Hiroaki Nakamura², Hitoshi Hachiya², Hiroshi Tada¹, Yoshito Iesaka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukui University, Japan (S.M., H.T.).
² Cardiovascular Center, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan (T.K., T.W., H.N., H.H., Y.I.).

PMID: 31935121
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008076

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; freezing; pulmonary vein; temperature.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Area Under Curve
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cohort Studies
Cryosurgery / adverse effects*
Cryosurgery / methods*
Electrocardiography / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Recurrence
Reoperation / methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome