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2. Reduced spontaneous diaphragm movement as a more sensitive and earlier warning sign of imminent phrenic nerve palsy due to cryo-balloon ablation compared to pacing from the superior vena cava
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Lickfett, L., Andrie, R., Mittmann-Braun, E., Linhart, M., Stockigt, F., Nickenig, G., and Schrickel, J.
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- 2011
3. Atrial fibrillation translational session III
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Taranchuk, V. V., primary, Plenova, O. N., additional, Petrac, D., additional, Radeljic, V., additional, Delic-Brkljacic, D., additional, Manola, S., additional, Pavlovic, N., additional, Yuricheva, Y. U. A., additional, Maykov, E. B., additional, Sokolov, S. F., additional, Golitsyn, S. P., additional, Beloshapko, G. G., additional, Yushmanova, A. V., additional, Rosenshtraukh, L. V., additional, Chazov, E. I., additional, Lickfett, L., additional, Andrie, R., additional, Mittmann-Braun, E., additional, Linhart, M., additional, Stockigt, F., additional, Nickenig, G., additional, Schrickel, J., additional, Rolf, S., additional, Kircher, S., additional, Gaspar, T., additional, Arya, A., additional, Watanabe, N., additional, Kiuchi, K., additional, Hindricks, G., additional, Piorkowski, C., additional, Wong, K. C. K., additional, Qureshi, N., additional, Jones, M., additional, Muthumala, A., additional, Rajappan, K., additional, Bashir, Y., additional, and Betts, T. R., additional
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- 2011
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4. Poster Session 2
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Andersson, T., primary, Magnusson, A., additional, Bryngelsson, I.- L., additional, Frobert, O., additional, Henriksson, K. M., additional, Edvardsson, N., additional, Poci, D., additional, Polovina, M., additional, Potpara, T., additional, Licina, M., additional, Mujovic, N., additional, Kocijancic, A., additional, Simic, D., additional, Ostojic, M. C., additional, Providencia, R. A., additional, Botelho, A., additional, Trigo, J., additional, Nascimento, J., additional, Quintal, N., additional, Mota, P., additional, Leitao-Marques, A. M., additional, Bosch, R. F., additional, Kirch, W., additional, Rosin, L., additional, Willich, S. N., additional, Pittrow, D., additional, Bonnemeier, H., additional, Valenza, M. C., additional, Martin, L., additional, Munoz Casaubon, T., additional, Valenza, G., additional, Botella, M., additional, Serrano, M., additional, Valenza, B., additional, Cabrera, I., additional, Anderson, K., additional, Benzaquen, B. 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M., additional, Daba, L., additional, Liebrecht, K., additional, Piwowarska, W., additional, Toquero Ramos, J., additional, Perez Pereira, E., additional, Mitroi, C., additional, Castro Urda, V., additional, Fernandez Villanueva, J. M., additional, Corona Figueroa, A., additional, Hernandez Reina, L., additional, Fernandez Lozano, I., additional, Bartoletti, A., additional, Bocconcelli, P., additional, Giuli, S., additional, Massa, R., additional, Svetlich, C., additional, Tarsi, G., additional, Tronconi, F., additional, Vitale, E., additional, Stryjewski, P., additional, Wegrzynowska, M., additional, Lousinha, A., additional, Labandeiro, J., additional, Antunes, E., additional, Silva, S., additional, Alves, S., additional, Timoteo, A., additional, Oliveira, M., additional, Cruz Ferreira, R., additional, and Jedrzejczyk-Spaho, J., additional
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5. Abstracts: New techniques for atrial fibrillation ablation
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Tang, M., primary, Kriatselis, C., additional, Nedios, S., additional, Roser, M., additional, Fleck, E., additional, Gerds-Li, J. H., additional, De Buck, S., additional, Ector, J., additional, La Gerche, A., additional, Maes, F., additional, Hein Heidbuchel, H., additional, Doshi, S. K., additional, Neuzil, P., additional, Reddy, V. Y., additional, Lickfett, L., additional, Becker, P., additional, Noe, P., additional, Linhart, M., additional, Lewalter, T., additional, Schrickel, J. W., additional, Nickenig, G., additional, Mittmann-Braun, E. L., additional, Wieczorek, M., additional, Hoeltgen, R., additional, Braun, P., additional, Sinha, A. M., additional, Mahnkopf, C., additional, Ritscher, G., additional, Burgon, N., additional, Schmidt, M., additional, Marschang, H., additional, Marrousche, N. F., additional, and Brachmann, J., additional
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6. Poster Session 1: Ablation of SVT and VT
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De Groot, N. M. S., primary, Atary, J. Z., additional, Blom, N. A., additional, Van Kuijk, J. P., additional, Schalij, M. J., additional, Tomaske, M., additional, Candinas, R., additional, Weiss, M., additional, Bauersfeld, U., additional, Fassa, A.- A., additional, Ashrafpoor, G., additional, Sunthorn, H., additional, Burri, H., additional, Gentil-Baron, P., additional, Shah, D., additional, Wijnmaalen, A. P., additional, Delgado, V., additional, Holman, E. R., additional, Bax, J. J., additional, Zeppenfeld, K., additional, Kuhne, M., additional, Oral, H., additional, Morady, F., additional, Bogun, F., additional, Schwagten, B., additional, Szili-Torok, T., additional, Knops, P., additional, Kimman, G., additional, Thornton, A., additional, Jordaens, L., additional, Satomi, K., additional, Roland, T., additional, Kamakura, S., additional, Kuck, K., additional, Ouyang, F., additional, Nowak, S., additional, Wnuk-Wojnar, A. M., additional, Hoffmann, A., additional, Czerwinski, C., additional, Szydlo, K., additional, Rybicka-Musialik, A., additional, Wozniak-Skowerska, I., additional, Trusz-Gluza, M., additional, Krynski, T., additional, Stec, S. M., additional, Hachiya, H., additional, Hirao, K., additional, Sasaki, T., additional, Higuchi, K., additional, Isobe, M., additional, Etsadashvili, K., additional, Hintringer, F., additional, Stuehlinger, X., additional, Berger, T., additional, Dichtl, W., additional, Roithinger, F. X., additional, Pachinger, O., additional, Stuehlinger, M., additional, Tanno, K., additional, Onuki, T., additional, Minoura, Y., additional, Kawamura, M., additional, Asano, T., additional, Kobayashi, Y., additional, Bonet, A., additional, Merce Klein, J., additional, De Castro, R., additional, Valdovinos, P., additional, Colomer, I., additional, Garcia, M. I., additional, Serrano, I., additional, Bardaji, A., additional, Peichl, P., additional, Cihak, R., additional, Polasek, R., additional, Kucera, P., additional, Bytesnik, J., additional, Kautzner, J., additional, Schlueter, S., additional, Grebe, O., additional, Vester, E. V., additional, Maury, P., additional, Fourcade, J., additional, Duparc, A., additional, Hebrard, A., additional, Mondoly, P., additional, Rollin, A., additional, Rumeau, P., additional, Delay, M., additional, De Boeck, B. W. L., additional, Teske, A. J., additional, Mohamed Hoesein, F. A. A., additional, Van Driel, V. J. H., additional, Loh, P., additional, Cramer, M. J. M., additional, Prinzen, F. W., additional, Doevendans, P. A. F., additional, Pokushalov, E., additional, Romanov, A., additional, Turov, A., additional, Shugaev, P., additional, Artemenko, S., additional, Shirokova, N., additional, Richter, B., additional, Gwechenberger, M., additional, Socas, A., additional, Zorn, G., additional, Albinni, S., additional, Wojta, J., additional, Binder, T., additional, Goessinger, H., additional, Kettering, K., additional, Mollnau, H., additional, Gramley, F., additional, Weiss, C., additional, Berkowitsch, A., additional, Neumann, T., additional, Kuniss, M., additional, Zaltsberg, S., additional, Wojcik, M., additional, Pitschner, H. F., additional, Wichterle, D., additional, Peca, M., additional, Bulkova, V., additional, Suzuki, A., additional, Yamauchi, Y., additional, Okada, H., additional, Obayashi, T., additional, Sekiguchi, Y., additional, Aonuma, K., additional, Zoppo, F., additional, Bertaglia, E., additional, Zerbo, F., additional, Brandolino, G., additional, Bacchiega, E., additional, Lickfett, L., additional, Bellmann, B., additional, Linhart, M., additional, Schrickel, J. W., additional, Lewalter, T., additional, Schwab, J. O., additional, Nickenig, G., additional, Mittmann-Braun, E. L., additional, Dabrowski, P., additional, Kozluk, E., additional, Stefanczyk, P., additional, Kleinrok, A., additional, Opolski, G., additional, Andronache, M., additional, Abdelaal, A., additional, Magnin-Poull, I., additional, Cedano, J., additional, Groben, L., additional, Mandry, D., additional, Aliot, E., additional, De Chillou, C., additional, Mulder, A. A. W., additional, Wijffels, M. C. E. 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J., additional, Gal, B., additional, Goethals, P., additional, Peychev, P., additional, Geelen, P., additional, Vatasescu, R.- G., additional, Iorgulescu, C., additional, Ieremciuc, I., additional, Alexandru, R., additional, Dorobantu, M., additional, Insulander, P., additional, Bastani, H., additional, Braunschweig, F., additional, Jensen-Urstad, M., additional, Schwieler, J., additional, Tabrizi, F., additional, Kenneback, G., additional, Foldesi, C. S. A. B. A., additional, Kardos, A., additional, Mihalcz, A., additional, Abraham, P. A. L., additional, Som, Z. O. L. T. A. N., additional, Borbola, J. O. Z. S. E. F., additional, Vanyi, J. O. Z. S. E. F., additional, Szili-Torok, T. A. M. A. S., additional, Pastor Fuentes, A., additional, Nunez, A., additional, Tur, N., additional, Berzal, B., additional, G Cosio, F., additional, Mujovic, N., additional, Grujic, M., additional, Mrdja, S., additional, Kocijancic, A., additional, Potpara, T., additional, Polovina, M., additional, Vujisic-Tesic, B., additional, Petrovic, M., additional, Hayashi, T., additional, Furukawa, T., additional, Kawabata, M., additional, Lavalle, C., additional, Ficili, S., additional, Galeazzi, M., additional, Russo, M., additional, Pandozi, A., additional, Pandozi, C., additional, Venditti, F., additional, Santini, M., additional, Pavlikova, K., additional, Psenicka, M., additional, Anger, Z., additional, Linhart, A., additional, Narten, A., additional, Gamelin, A., additional, Mittag, J., additional, Raffa, S., additional, Geller, J.- C., additional, Mocini, D., additional, Groenveld, H. F., additional, Rienstra, M., additional, Van Den Berg, M. P., additional, Hillege, H. L., additional, Van Veldhuisen, D. J., additional, Van Gelder, I. C., additional, Morani, G., additional, Manica, A., additional, Angheben, C., additional, Cicoira, M. A., additional, Pozzani, L., additional, Tomasi, L., additional, Zanotto, G., additional, Vassanelli, C., additional, Ahmed, S., additional, Ranchor, A. V., additional, and Wiesfeld, A. C. P., additional
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7. Gold vs. platinum-iridium tip catheter for cavotricuspid isthmus ablation: the AURUM 8 study.
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Lewalter T, Weiss C, Spencker S, Jung W, Haverkamp W, Willems S, Deneke T, Kautzner J, Wiedemann M, Siebels J, Pitschner HF, Hoffmann E, Hindricks G, Zabel M, Vester E, Schwacke H, Mittmann-Braun E, Lickfett L, Hoffmeister S, and Proff J
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8. Impact of pulmonary vein isolation on obstructive sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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Hoyer FF, Henrich K, Kreuz J, Pizarro C, Schrickel JW, Lickfett LM, Mittmann-Braun E, Juergens U, Nickenig G, and Skowasch D
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- Aged, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Atrial Fibrillation physiopathology, Female, Germany epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Prevalence, Pulmonary Veins physiopathology, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep Apnea Syndromes diagnosis, Sleep Apnea Syndromes physiopathology, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Catheter Ablation adverse effects, Pulmonary Veins surgery, Sleep Apnea Syndromes epidemiology
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been identified as associated with the onset and propagation of atrial fibrillation (AF) and predicts recurrences of AF after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Vice versa, it has never been investigated whether PVI influences OSA. However, it has been controversial whether a restored atrial function can affect the course of OSA. There-fore, we have assessed whether PVI procedure modulates the prevalence and severity of OSA., Methods and Results: We included 23 individuals with AF that were assigned to undergo PVI into this study. Patients were 65 ± 7 years old, obese (BMI 29.9 ± 5.4 kg/m²), white (100%) and had a normal left ventricular function (LVEF 64 ± 9%). Polygraphic assessment was carried out before and 6 months after PVI. The prevalence of OSA, defined as an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 per hour of sleep, was 74% before PVI compared to 70% 6 months after the procedure (p > 0.05). Severity of OSA did not differ (AHI before vs. after: 18 ± 18/h vs. 15 ± 17/h, p > 0.05) as well as further polygraphic parameters did not differ before and after the procedure., Conclusions: Prevalence and severity of OSA are not affected by PVI in patients suffering from AF.
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9. Differences in clinical and echocardiographic parameters between paroxysmal and persistent atrial flutter in the AURUM 8 study: targets for prevention of persistent arrhythmia?
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Lickfett L, Mittmann-Braun E, Weiss C, Spencker S, Jung W, Haverkamp W, Willems S, Deneke T, Kautzner J, Wiedemann M, Siebels J, Pitschner HF, Hoffmann E, Hindricks G, Zabel M, Vester E, Schwacke H, Leyen JV, Mewis C, Bauer W, and Lewalter T
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- Aged, Atrial Fibrillation prevention & control, Atrial Flutter prevention & control, Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, Czech Republic epidemiology, Female, Germany epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Atrial Flutter diagnosis, Atrial Flutter epidemiology, Echocardiography statistics & numerical data
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Purpose: Cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter (AFL) can occur in a paroxysmal or persistent pattern. The aim of this study was to identify clinical, echocardiographic, and electrophysiological risk factors independently associated with persistence of AFL., Methods: Patients of the recently published AURUM 8 study with paroxysmal versus persistent AFL were compared with respect to clinical and echocardiographic baseline characteristics as well as procedural parameters. The AURUM 8 study is a randomized, multicenter clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of gold versus platinum-iridium 8-mm-tip ablation. AFL was paroxysmal in 218 patients and persistent in 210 patients., Results: Univariate analysis revealed that patients with persistent AFL had higher New York Heart Association class (P = 0.002), shorter time since 1st AFL episode (median 0.18 vs 0.34, P = 0.037), a higher prevalence of previous coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (17% vs 9%, P = 0.02), left ventricular hypertrophy (17% vs 8%, P = 0.005), dyspnea during AFL (P < 0.001), mitral regurgitation (P = 0.002), tricuspid regurgitation (P = 0.049), and pulmonary hypertension (P = 0.01). Palpitations during AFL were less frequent in patients with persistent AFL (P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that age, weight, AFL diagnosis after initiation of class IC or III antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation, history of left ventricular hypertrophy, dyspnea during AFL and mitral regurgitation on echocardiography were significant independent variables associated with persistent AFL. A history of atrial fibrillation and palpitations during AFL were independently associated with paroxysmal AFL., Conclusions: We were able to identify clinical and echocardiographic risk factors associated with persistence of typical AFL. Treatment of these risk factors can potentially not only prevent the transition from paroxysmal to persistent AFL, but maybe also the development or initiation of AFL in general., (©2012, The Authors. Journal compilation ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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10. Left atrial deformation imaging with ultrasound based two-dimensional speckle-tracking predicts the rate of recurrence of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation after successful ablation procedures.
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Hammerstingl C, Schwekendiek M, Momcilovic D, Schueler R, Sinning JM, Schrickel JW, Mittmann-Braun E, Nickenig G, and Lickfett L
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- Aged, Atrial Function, Left, Cohort Studies, Feasibility Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, ROC Curve, Recurrence, Reproducibility of Results, Atrial Fibrillation diagnostic imaging, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Catheter Ablation, Echocardiography methods, Heart Atria diagnostic imaging, Heart Atria surgery
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Objective: Since predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after ablation procedures are poorly defined, this prospective study was conducted to assess the value of left atrial (LA) deformation imaging with two-dimensional speckle-tracking (2D-ST) to predict AF recurrences after successful ablation procedures., Methods and Results: One hundred and three consecutive patients (age 58.1 ± 16.6 years, 72.8% male) with AF (76 paroxysmal, 27 persistent) and 30 matched controls underwent transthoracic echocardiography and 2D-ST-LA-deformation analysis with assessment of LA-radial and LA-longitudinal strain (Sr, Sl), and velocities derived from the apical 4- and 2-chamber views (4CV, 2CV). AF recurrence was assessed during 6 months of follow-up. For determination of AF-related LA changes, AF patients were compared to controls and patients with AF recurrences after ablation procedures (n = 30, 29.1%) were compared with patients who maintained sinus rhythm (n = 73, 70.9%). Atrial deformation capabilities were significantly reduced (P < 0.0005) in patients with AF (4CVSl 17.8 ± 13.5%; 4CVSr 22.3 ± 14.9%; 4CV-velocities 2.53 ± 0.97 seconds) when compared with controls (4CVSl 31.3 ± 12.4%; 4CVSr 30.3 ± 9.1%; 4CV-velocities 3.48 ± 1.01 cm/s). Independent predictors for AF recurrence after ablation procedures were 2CV-LA-global-strain (Sr, P = 0.03; Sl, P = 0.003), 4CV-LA-gobal-strain (Sr, P = 0.03; Sl, P = 0.02), and regional LA-septal wall-Sl (P = 0.008). LA-global-strain parameters were superior to regional LA function analysis for the prediction of AF recurrences, with cutoff values (cov), hazard ratios (HR), positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV) were: 4CVSl cov, 10.79% (HR 27.8, P < 0.0005; PPV 78.8%, NPV 93.9%), 4CVSr cov, -16.65% (HR 24.8, P < 0.0005; PPV 69.4%, NPV 96.6%), 2CVSl cov, 12.31% (HR 22.7, P < 0.0005; PPV 75.8%, NPV 95.3%), and 2CVSr cov, -14.9% (HR 12.9, P < 0.0005; PPV 64.3%, NPV 93.2%)., Conclusion: Compared with controls, AF itself seems to decrease LA deformation capabilities. The assessment of global LA strain with 2D-ST identifies patients with high risk for AF recurrence after ablation procedures. This imaging technique may help to improve therapeutic guiding for patients with AF., (© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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11. High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation.
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Hoyer FF, Lickfett LM, Mittmann-Braun E, Ruland C, Kreuz J, Pabst S, Schrickel J, Juergens U, Tasci S, Nickenig G, and Skowasch D
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- Age Distribution, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Chi-Square Distribution, Electrocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Polysomnography, Prevalence, Recurrence, Reference Values, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Distribution, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive diagnosis, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal diagnosis, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal epidemiology, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal surgery, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Catheter Ablation methods, Pulmonary Veins surgery, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive epidemiology
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Objectives: To address the question whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with the recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients treated with ≥2 pulmonary vein isolation procedures., Patients and Methods: In this study, we included adults with therapy-resistant symptomatic paroxysmal AF, defined as AF recurring after ≥2 PV-isolation procedures (n = 23). For comparison, we selected another cohort of patients being successfully treated by one PV isolation without AF recurrence within 6 months (n = 23). PV isolation was performed by radiofrequency with an open irrigated tip catheter. Each of the 46 participants completed an overnight polygraphic study. The two groups were matched for age, gender, and ejection fraction. Patients were late middle-aged (65 ± 7 vs 63 ± 10 years, P = 0.23), white (100%), and overweight (BMI 27.3 ± 3.6 vs. 27.2 ± 4.6 kg/m(2), P = 0.97)., Results: The prevalence of sleep apnea, defined as an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of >5 per hour of sleep, was 87% in patients with therapy-resistant AF compared to 48% in the control cohort (P = 0.005). In addition, OSA was more severe in the resistant AF group indicated by a significantly higher AHI (27 ± 22 vs 12 ± 16, P = 0.01)., Conclusion: The extraordinarily high prevalence of sleep apnea in patients with recurrent paroxysmal AF supports its presumable role in the pathogenesis of AF and demands further controlled prospective trials. Moreover, OSA should inherently be considered in patients with therapy-resistant AF.
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12. Comparison of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary veins in 40 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a case-control study.
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Linhart M, Bellmann B, Mittmann-Braun E, Schrickel JW, Bitzen A, Andrié R, Yang A, Nickenig G, Lickfett L, and Lewalter T
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- Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Female, Heart Conduction System surgery, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Cardiac Catheterization methods, Catheter Ablation methods, Catheterization methods, Cryosurgery instrumentation, Pulmonary Veins surgery
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Introduction: Ablation of pulmonary veins (PV) is an established therapeutic option for patients with symptomatic drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Radiofrequency (RF) is currently the most widespread energy source for PV ablation. Cryothermal energy applied with a cryoballoon technique as an alternative has recently evolved., Methods and Results: In a case-control setting, we compared 20 patients with paroxysmal AF who underwent their first PV ablation with the cryoballoon technique to 20 matched patients with conventional RF ablation. In the case of persistent electrical potentials after cryoballoon ablation, it was combined with ablation with a conventional cryocatheter. All patients performed daily event recording for 3 months after ablation procedure. Ablation parameters and success rate after 3 and 6 months were compared. In the cryoballoon group, the overall success rate was 55% (50% in the cryoballoon only group [14 patients] and 66% in the combination group [6 patients]), as opposed to the RF group with 45%. AF episode burden was lower after cryoballoon ablation. There was no significant difference between cryoballoon and RF ablation regarding procedure parameters. In the cryoballoon group, 3 phrenic nerve palsies occurred using the 23 mm balloon that resolved spontaneously., Conclusion: PV ablation with the cryoballoon technique is feasible and seems to have a similar success rate in comparison to RF ablation. Procedure- and fluoroscopy duration are not longer than in conventional RF ablation.
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13. Outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: assessment of success.
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Lickfett L, Remerie S, Mittmann-Braun E, and Nickenig G
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- Atrial Fibrillation physiopathology, Electrocardiography, Humans, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Catheter Ablation
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia with a prevalence in the general population of approximately 1%. Catheter ablation has emerged from being a highly experimental procedure to one of the most common ablation performed in many electrophysiology laboratories throughout the world. The stability of sinus rhythm restored by catheter ablation is important not only for comparison of different ablation techniques, but also for guiding anticoagulation and possible antiarrhythmic drug treatment. It has been shown that asymptomatic AF after ablation is at least as common as before the ablation. Rhythm assessment is therefore a key component of post AF ablation follow-up. A variety of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring techniques is available. Besides of technical characteristics such as the number of recording leads and further signal processing, these techniques differ mainly in the duration of ECG recordings and the involvement of the patient. Intermittent rhythm monitoring techniques include standard 12-lead ECG, Holter-ECG of various duration, patient activated external loop ECG recorder as well as patient activated transtelephonic ECG monitor. Continuous ECG represents the gold standard for rhythm monitoring recording and can be achieved by means of a pacemaker, implan-table defibrillator or implantable cardiac ECG monitor.
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