Title |
Three-Year Clinical Outcome After 2nd-Generation Cryoballoon-Based Pulmonary Vein Isolation for the Treatment of Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation ― A 2-Center Experience ―
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Published in |
Circulation Journal, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1253/circj.cj-16-1334 |
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Authors |
Christian-H Heeger, Erik Wissner, Milena Knöll, Benedikt Knoop, Bruno Reissmann, Shibu Mathew, Christian Sohns, Christine Lemes, Tilman Maurer, Francesco Santoro, Johannes Riedl, Osamu Inaba, Thomas Fink, Laura Rottner, Peter Wohlmuth, Britta Goldmann, Feifan Ouyang, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Andreas Metzner |
Abstract |
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the 2nd-generation cryoballoon (CB2) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) has demonstrated encouraging acute and mid-term results. However, follow-up data on outcomes beyond 1 year are sparse. We investigated the 3-year outcome after PVI using the CB2.Methods and Results:100 patients with paroxysmal (PAF, 70/100 [70%] patients) or persistent AF (pAF, 30/100 [30%] patients) underwent CB2-based PVI in 2 experienced centers in Germany. Freeze-cycle duration was 240 s. After successful PVI a bonus freeze-cycle of the same duration was applied in the first 71 patients but was omitted in the following 29 patients. Phrenic nerve palsy occurred in 3 patients (3%); 2 patients were lost to follow-up. After a median follow-up of 38 (29-50) months, 59/98 (60.2%) patients remained in stable sinus rhythm (PAF: 48/70 (69%), pAF: 11/28 (39%) P=0.0084). In 32/39 (77%) patients with arrhythmia recurrence, a second ablation procedure using radiofrequency energy was conducted. Persistent PVI was noted in 76/125 (61%) PVs. After a mean of 1.37±0.6 procedures and a median follow-up of 35 (25-39) months, 77/98 (78.6%) patients remained in stable sinus rhythm (PAF: 56/70 (80%), pAF: 20/28 (71%), P=0.0276). CB2-based PVI resulted in a 60.2% single-procedure and a 78.6% multiple-procedure success rate after 3 years. Repeat procedures demonstrated a high rate of durable PVI. |
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