Radiofrequency or cryoballoon ablation for index pulmonary vein isolation: What is the impact on long-term clinical outcomes after repeat ablation?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Osamu InabaBruno Reissmann

Abstract

The current study sought to assess the impact of the utilized energy source during index ablation on long-term clinical outcomes after repeat ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Index ablation procedures were either performed using radiofrequency current (RFC) (RFC group) or cryoballoon (CB) ablation (CB group). Repeat ablation was performed by the use of RFC. A total of 195 patients (138 RFC group; 57 CB group) with paroxysmal AF were included. All patients had a recurrence of AF following the index ablation procedure. Freedom from AF was estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method. After a 3 years follow-up, the estimated arrhythmia-free survival did not differ between the two groups (RFC group 48% vs CB group 47%, P = .78). During index ablation, procedure times were significantly shorter in the CB group (95 [80, 140] vs 140 [115, 164] minutes, P ≤ .001), whereas fluoroscopy times (16 [11; 22] vs 19 [14; 25] minutes, P = .003), the dose area product (1862 [1203; 2922] vs 3148 [1756; 5888] cGycm2 , P ≤ .001) and the amount of contrast dye (92 ± 32 vs 123 ± 33 mL, P ≤ .001) were significantly lower in the RFC group. During repeat ablation, procedure times were significantly shorter in patients being initially treated with RFC (11...Continue Reading

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