Initial experience and follow up on the PolarX cryoablation system compared to the established Arctic Front cryoablation system in PVI ablations

• Published in: European Heart Journal
• Main Authors: Riesinger, L, Popal, S R, Bohnen, J E, Siebermair, J, Pesch, E, Rassaf, T, Kochhaeuser, S, Wakili, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2021
• Subjects: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Arctic; Meier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0382; https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-pdf/42/Supplement_1/ehab724.0382/41050750/ehab724.0382.pdf

Abstract Introduction Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoablation was shown to be comparable to radiofrequency ablation (RF) in terms of safety and outcome for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), so that both techniques are recommended equally by the current guidelines. A new cryoablation s...