Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
Cleveland Clinic · Virginia Mason Franciscan Health · +9 more institutions
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Abstract
In patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that has not responded to medication, catheter ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drug therapy for maintaining sinus rhythm. However, the safety and efficacy of cryoballoon ablation as initial first-line therapy have not been established.
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- Medicine
- Atrial fibrillation
- Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- Ablation
- Sinus rhythm
- Cardiology
- Catheter ablation
- Internal medicine
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