Left atrial appendage isolation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation: one-year clinical outcome after cryoballoon-based ablation

YORGUN, HİKMET; CANPOLAT, UĞUR; Kocyigit, DUYGU; Coteli, CEM; EVRANOS, BANU; AYTEMİR, KUDRET

doi:10.1093/europace/eux005

Left atrial appendage isolation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation: one-year clinical outcome after cryoballoon-based ablation

YORGUN H., CANPOLAT U., Kocyigit D., Coteli C., EVRANOS B., AYTEMİR K.

EUROPACE, vol.19, no.5, pp.758-768, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 19 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1093/europace/eux005
Journal Name: EUROPACE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.758-768
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Cryoballoon, Left atrial appendage isolation, CATHETER ABLATION
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims In this study, we sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cryoballoon (CB) based empirical left atrial appendage (LAA) isolation as an adjunct to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) compared to the PVI-only strategy in patients with persistent AF.