A proposal for a new scoring system in the prediction of catheter ablation outcomes: Promising results from the Turkish Cryoablation Registry

CANPOLAT U., AYTEMİR K., YORGUN H., Sahiner L., KAYA E. B., Oto A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.169, no.3, pp.201-206, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 169 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.097
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.201-206
  • Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary vein isolation, Cryoballoon, Recurrence, PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION, PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION, EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT, RESEARCH TRIAL DESIGN, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, CRYOBALLOON ABLATION, FOLLOW-UP, PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUES, ANTIARRHYTHMIC-DRUGS, PATIENT-MANAGEMENT
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although cryoballoon based catheter ablation is an effective therapeutic option in atrial fibrillation (AF), a significant amount of patients failed to remain in sinus rhythm at long term follow-up. Appropriate selection of patients for catheter ablation reduces unnecessary interventions and prevents complications related with catheter ablation. The purpose of our study is to propose a new scoring system in the prediction of recurrence after AF ablation with cryoballoon.