Comparative analysis of cryoballoon versus radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction
CBA procedures were associated with lower rates of complications, fewer rehospitalizations, and shorter procedural times, whereas RFA procedures resulted in lower radiation exposure. Overall, AF ablation in patients with impaired LVEF is an effective initial ablation strategy with either RFA or CBA.
Authors
- Roland Richard Tilz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-7130)
- Andrzej Lubiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2779-0041)
- Taoufik Ouarrak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-4408)
- Karl‐Heinz Kück (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2649-3870)
- Stefan G. Spitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-5731)
- Liqun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-909X)
- Rolf Borchard
- Malte Kuniss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-9657)
- Arcadi Garcı́a-Alberola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-865X)
- D. Thomas
- Christoph Stellbrink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-2826)
- Jin‐Hong Gerds‐Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7540-8854)
- Uwe Dorwarth
- Florian Straube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-5224)
- K. R. Julian Chun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-6015)
- R Gopal
- Lars Lickfett
- Jürgen Tebbenjohanns
- Jochen Senges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3547-2126)
- Georg Nölker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2789-8247)
- Guido Groschup
- Clemens Steinwender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-5563)
- Johannes Brachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-9856)
- Ralf Zahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2061-3328)
- Björn Schumacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-5238)
- Jan W. Schrickel
- W P Obel
- Jean Jorge Silva de Souza
- Ulrich Hink
- Andreas Metzner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2036-3795)
- Andrew Stanley
- H. A. Katus
- E. Hoffmann
- J. Pongratz
- Andrew Thornton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0160-3482)
- H Franke
Institutions
- University of Hildesheim (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Stiftung Institut für Herzinfarktforschung (DE)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
- Kerckhoff Klinik (DE)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (ES)
- Netcare Sunninghill Hospital (ZA)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJC Heart & Vasculature
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101721
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78