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

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

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

  • 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
  • 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.