Second-generation cryoballoon ablation for recurrent atrial fibrillation after an index cryoballoon procedure: a staged strategy with variable balloon size

[1] Kirchhof P(2016)2016 ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS Eur Heart J 37 2893-2962

[2] Benussi S(2018)2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 20 e1-e160

[3] Kotecha D(2013)Cryoballoon ablation of pulmonary veins for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: first results of the North American Arctic Front (STOP AF) pivotal trial J Am Coll Cardiol 61 1713-1723

[4] Ahlsson A(2015)Cryoballoon versus open irrigated radiofrequency ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the prospective, randomized, controlled, noninferiority freeze AF study Circulation. 132 1311-1319

[5] Atar D(2016)Cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation N Engl J Med 374 2235-2245

[6] Casadei B(2017)Comparison of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between cryoballoon and radiofrequency: a meta-analysis J Interv Card Electrophysiol 48 351-366

[7] Castella M(2016)Electrophysiological findings following pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency catheter guided by contact-force and second-generation cryoballoon: lessons from repeat ablation procedures Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 18 71-77

[8] Diener HC(2015)High rate of durable pulmonary vein isolation after second-generation cryoballoon ablation: analysis of repeat procedures Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 17 725-731

[9] Heidbuchel H(2015)Once isolated, always isolated? Incidence and characteristics of pulmonary vein reconduction after second-generation cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 8 1088-1094

[10] Hendriks J(2013)Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation World J Cardiol 5 280-287

[1] Kirchhof P(2016)2016 ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS Eur Heart J 37 2893-2962

[2] Benussi S(2018)2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 20 e1-e160

[3] Kotecha D(2013)Cryoballoon ablation of pulmonary veins for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: first results of the North American Arctic Front (STOP AF) pivotal trial J Am Coll Cardiol 61 1713-1723

[4] Ahlsson A(2015)Cryoballoon versus open irrigated radiofrequency ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the prospective, randomized, controlled, noninferiority freeze AF study Circulation. 132 1311-1319

[5] Atar D(2016)Cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation N Engl J Med 374 2235-2245

[6] Casadei B(2017)Comparison of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between cryoballoon and radiofrequency: a meta-analysis J Interv Card Electrophysiol 48 351-366

[7] Castella M(2016)Electrophysiological findings following pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency catheter guided by contact-force and second-generation cryoballoon: lessons from repeat ablation procedures Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 18 71-77

[8] Diener HC(2015)High rate of durable pulmonary vein isolation after second-generation cryoballoon ablation: analysis of repeat procedures Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 17 725-731

[9] Heidbuchel H(2015)Once isolated, always isolated? Incidence and characteristics of pulmonary vein reconduction after second-generation cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 8 1088-1094

[10] Hendriks J(2013)Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation World J Cardiol 5 280-287