Safety and efficacy of cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients

Background Catheter ablation (CA) is an established therapy for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data about AF ablation using the cryoballoon (CB) in the elderly population are sparse. The aim of this single center retrospective study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CB ablat...

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Published in:Clinical research in cardiology 2019-02, Vol.108 (2), p.167-174
Main Authors: Abdin, Amr, Yalin, Kivanc, Lyan, Evgeny, Sawan, Noureddin, Liosis, Sypridon, Meyer-Saraei, Roza, Elsner, Christian, Lange, Stefan A., Heeger, Christian-Hendrik, Eitel, Charlotte, Eitel, Ingo, Tilz, Roland Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Age Factors
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation - surgery
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Catheters
Cerebrovascular system
Cryosurgery - instrumentation
Equipment Design
Esophagus
Female
Fibrillation
Fistulae
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatrics
Humans
Male
Medical instruments
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Older people
Original Paper
Paralysis
Patients
Phrenic nerve
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Segments
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Background Catheter ablation (CA) is an established therapy for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data about AF ablation using the cryoballoon (CB) in the elderly population are sparse. The aim of this single center retrospective study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CB ablation in patients ≥ 75 years compared to patients 
ISSN:1861-0684
1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-018-1336-x