A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Direct Comparison of Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation and Contact Force-Sensing Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT: The superiority of second-generation cryoballoon (2G-CB) ablation versus contact force-sensing radiofrequency (CF-RF) ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) was assessed in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Freedom from atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATAs) (OR = 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.68 to 1.17; p = 0.41), freedom from AF (OR = 0.93; 95% CI = 0.65 to 1.35; p = 0.72), and acute pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) (OR = 1.17; 95% CI = 0.54 to 2.53; p = 0.70) between 2G-CB ablation and CF-RF ablation were not different. The procedure time for the 2G-CB ablation was shorter (MD = -18.78 min; 95% CI = -27.72 to -9.85 min; p < 0.01), while the fluoroscopy time was similar (MD = 2.66 min; 95% CI = -0.52 to 5.83 min; p = 0.10). In the 2G-CB ablation group, phre

SUBMITTER: Waranugraha Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature