Sex-specific efficacy and safety of cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: An individual patient data meta-analysis

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a growing health burden and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoballoon (CB) or radiofrequency (RF) represents an attractive therapeutic option. Sex-specific differences in the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of AF and PVI are recognized,

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Patrick Badertscher, Atsushi Kobori, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Josep Brugada, Serge Boveda, Rui Provid ência, Ziad Khoueiry, Armin Luik, Fabien Squara, Ioanna Kosmidou, Karapet V. Davtyan, Arif Elvan, Nicasio Perez-Castellano, Ross J. H Source Type: research