Cryoballoon ablation bests antiarrhythmics as initial therapy in paroxysmal AF: NEJM
Researchers have found in a new study that as initial therapy for paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation, cryoballoon ablation bested antiarrhythmics for recurrence prevention in 2 randomized trials, EARLY-AF and STOP AF.The researchers randomly assigned 303 patients with symptomatic, paroxysmal, untreated atrial fibrillation to undergo catheter ablation with a cryothermy balloon or to...
Researchers have found in a new study that as initial therapy for paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation, cryoballoon ablation bested antiarrhythmics for recurrence prevention in 2 randomized trials, EARLY-AF and STOP AF.
The researchers randomly assigned 303 patients with symptomatic, paroxysmal, untreated atrial fibrillation to undergo catheter ablation with a cryothermy balloon or to receive antiarrhythmic drug therapy for initial rhythm control. All the patients received an implantable cardiac monitoring device to detect atrial tachyarrhythmia.
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Andrade JG, Wells GA, Deyell MW, Bennett M, Essebag V, Champagne J, Roux JF, Yung D, Skanes A, Khaykin Y, Morillo C, Jolly U, Novak P, Lockwood E, Amit G, Angaran P, Sapp J, Wardell S, Lauck S, Macle L, Verma A; EARLY-AF Investigators. Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2029980. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33197159.
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