Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol · Aug 2021
Posterior box isolation as an adjunctive ablation strategy with the second-generation cryoballoon for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a comparison with standard cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of left atrial posterior wall isolation (LAPWI) in addition to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) vs PVI alone, performed using CB-A, in patients with PAF on a midterm follow-up of 12 months. ⋯ LAPW ablation in addition to PVI by the means of CB-A does not seem to reduce the risk of AF recurrence if compared with the standard PVI on a midterm follow-up of 12 months.