Effect of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation for pulmonary vein isolation on left atrial function in patients with nonvalvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A prospective randomized study (Cryo-LAEF study)

Giannopoulos, G; Kossyvakis, C; Vrachatis, D; Aggeli, C; Tsitsinakis, G; Letsas, K; Tsiachris, D; Tsoukala, S; Efremidis, M; Katritsis, D; Deftereos, S

Giannopoulos, G (reprint author), Athens Gen Hosp G Gennimatas, Dept Cardiol, Mesogeion 154, Athens 11527, Greece.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, 2019; 30 (7): 991

Abstract

Background Isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVI) has become a mainstay in atrial fibrillation (AFib) therapy. Lesions in left atrial tissue lead to s......

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