Hot Balloon Versus Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Lesion Characteristics and Middle-Term Outcomes [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
Although HBA lesions appear to be smaller than CBA lesions, middle-term outcomes are not statistically different between these balloon modalities.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - April 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nagashima, K., Okumura, Y., Watanabe, I., Nakahara, S., Hori, Y., Iso, K., Watanabe, R., Arai, M., Wakamatsu, Y., Kurokawa, S., Mano, H., Nakai, T., Ohkubo, K., Hirayama, A. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Electrophysiology, Atrial Fibrillation Original Articles Source Type: research