Electrophysiology lab efficiency comparison between cryoballoon and point-by-point radiofrequency ablation: a German sub-analysis of the FREEZE Cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is recommended to treat paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). This analysis aimed to assess the hospital efficiency of single-shot cryoballoon ablation (CBA) and point-by-point radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Methods

The discrete event simulation used PVI procedure times from the FREEZE Cohort study to establish the electrophysiology (EP) lab occupancy time. 1000 EP lab days were simulated according to an illustrative German hospital, including 3 PVI cases per day using CBA at one site and RFA at the other.

Results

The analysis included 1560 CBA patients and 1344 RFA patients from the FREEZE Cohort. Some baseline patients' characteristics were different between groups (age, AF type, and some concomitant diseases),

SUBMITTER: Metzner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830778 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature