Long-term Outcome of Cryoballoon Ablation in Korean Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Real-World Experience From the Cryo Global Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common atrial arrhythmia (AA), is an increasing healthcare burden in Korea. The objective of this sub-analysis of the Cryo Global Registry was to evaluate long-term efficacy, symptom burden, quality of life (QoL), and healthcare utilization outcomes and factors associated with AA recurrence in Korean patients treated with cryoballoon ablation (CBA).

Methods

Patients were treated and followed up according to local standard-of-care in 3 Korean hospitals. Kaplan-Meier estimates were used in analyzing (1) efficacy defined as freedom from ≥30 second recurrence of AA at 24 months, (2) healthcare utilization, and (3) predictors of 24-month AA recurrence. Patient-reported QoL (using European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-3

SUBMITTER: Ahn H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature