AUTHOR=Tsaroev Bashir , Sharifulin Ravil , Afanasyev Alexander , Khrushchev Sergey , Murtazaliev Murtazali , Lovtsova Darya , Kashapov Robert , Ruzankin Pavel , Mustaev Muslim , Bogachev-Prokophiev Alexander 

TITLE=Concomitant ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: combined energy versus cryoablation alone

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1448523

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2024.1448523

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation has been the most efficient treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). Combined energy (CE) ablation and cryoablation alone (CA) are the most common energy modes used for ablation, however, comparative data is lacking. lower cumulative incidence of stroke (SHR=0.38, 95% CI 0.15-0.97, p=0.043). No significant difference in permanent pacemaker implantation was observed between the two groups.In the setting of concomitant biatrial ablation for non-paroxysmal AF, combined bipolar radiofrequency and cryoablation appear to be a superior treatment modality compared to cryoablation alone in achieving long-term freedom from atrial arrhythmias, in reducing arrhythmia-related hospital readmissions and ischemic strokes.