Comparison of advanced generation cryoballoon ablation and ablation index-guided pulmonary vein isolation with non-pulmonary vein trigger induction test and additional ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

[1] Fuster V(2006)ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society Circulation 11

[2] Rydén LE(2021)2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): the task force for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC Eur Heart J 42 373-498

[3] Cannom DS(2016)Importance of non-pulmonary vein triggers ablation to achieve long-term freedom from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with low ejection fraction Heart Rhythm 13 141-149

[4] Crijns HJ(2020)Characteristics of the nonpulmonary vein foci induced after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31 174-184

[5] Curtis AB(2013)Long-term outcome of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation originating from nonpulmonary vein ectopy J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 24 250-258

[6] Ellenbogen KA(2015)Impact of non-pulmonary vein foci on the outcome of the second session of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 26 739-746

[7] Zamorano JL(2021)Radiofrequency versus cryoballoon catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: durability of pulmonary vein isolation and effect on atrial fibrillation burden: the RACE-AF randomized controlled trial Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 14 26-28

[8] Hindricks G(2018)A novel mapping technique to detect non-pulmonary vein triggers: a case report of self-reference mapping technique HeartRhythm case reports 4 559-565

[9] Potpara T(2015)Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation as index procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation: a comparison between radiofrequency catheter ablation and second-generation cryoballoon ablation Europace 17 351-366

[10] Dagres N(2017)Comparison of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between cryoballoon and radiofrequency: a meta-analysis J Interv Cardiac Electrophysiol 48 9-19

[1] Fuster V(2006)ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society Circulation 11

[2] Rydén LE(2021)2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): the task force for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC Eur Heart J 42 373-498

[3] Cannom DS(2016)Importance of non-pulmonary vein triggers ablation to achieve long-term freedom from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with low ejection fraction Heart Rhythm 13 141-149

[4] Crijns HJ(2020)Characteristics of the nonpulmonary vein foci induced after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31 174-184

[5] Curtis AB(2013)Long-term outcome of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation originating from nonpulmonary vein ectopy J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 24 250-258

[6] Ellenbogen KA(2015)Impact of non-pulmonary vein foci on the outcome of the second session of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 26 739-746

[7] Zamorano JL(2021)Radiofrequency versus cryoballoon catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: durability of pulmonary vein isolation and effect on atrial fibrillation burden: the RACE-AF randomized controlled trial Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 14 26-28

[8] Hindricks G(2018)A novel mapping technique to detect non-pulmonary vein triggers: a case report of self-reference mapping technique HeartRhythm case reports 4 559-565

[9] Potpara T(2015)Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation as index procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation: a comparison between radiofrequency catheter ablation and second-generation cryoballoon ablation Europace 17 351-366

[10] Dagres N(2017)Comparison of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between cryoballoon and radiofrequency: a meta-analysis J Interv Cardiac Electrophysiol 48 9-19