Pulmonary vein orientation is independently associated with outcomes following cryoballoon-based atrial fibrillation ablation

Kocyigit, Duygu; Yalcin, Muhammed; Gurses, Kadri; Ardali, Selin; Turk, Gamze; CANPOLAT, UĞUR; EVRANOS, BANU; YORGUN, HİKMET; HAZIROLAN, TUNCAY; AYTEMİR, KUDRET

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2018.01.011

Pulmonary vein orientation is independently associated with outcomes following cryoballoon-based atrial fibrillation ablation

Kocyigit D., Yalcin M. U., Gurses K. M., Ardali S., Turk G., CANPOLAT U., ...More

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, vol.12, no.4, pp.281-285, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.01.011
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.281-285
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary vein, Orientation, Recurrence, Ablation, Cryoballoon, RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, FREE SURVIVAL, ANATOMY, IMPACT, RECURRENCE, INITIATION, BALLOON, UPDATE
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims: Several studies have investigated the influence of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy on outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between PV orientation and AF-free survival following cryoablation.