Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation in Republic of Moldova. Three years of experience
Medpark International Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults with currently estimated prevalence between 2% and 4%. AF is associated...
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ftntstateunivmp:oai:repository.usmf.md:20.500.12710/18258 2023-05-15T15:15:07+02:00 Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation in Republic of Moldova. Three years of experience Darciuc, Radu Boiciuc, Irina Diker, Erdem 2021 application/pdf http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/18258 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/18258 https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/issue/view/17/18 en eng Asociația de Biosiguranță și Biosecuritate din Republica Moldova One Health & Risk Management: The National Scientific Conference with international participation ”ONE HEALTH” approach in a changing world DARCIUC, Radu, BOICIUC, Irina, DIKER, Erdem. Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation in Republic of Moldova. Three years of experience. In: One Health & Risk Management. 2021, vol. 2(suppl.), no. 4, p. 41. ISSN 2587-3466. 2587-3466 2587-3458 https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/issue/view/17/18 http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/18258 ablation atrial fibrillation cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation Other 2021 ftntstateunivmp https://doi.org/20.500.12710/18258 2022-12-19T15:52:10Z Medpark International Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults with currently estimated prevalence between 2% and 4%. AF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality having important impact to both patient’s quality of life and health economy. In the last years a lot of research efforts and resources are being directed towards gaining detailed information about the mechanisms underlying AF, its natural course and effective treatments. New evidence is continuously generated and published. The complexity of AF requires a multidisciplinary approach to the management of AF patients with their active involvement in partnership with clinicians. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the detection of AF and its management. The procedure of pulmonary vein isolation is an established therapy for symptomatic atrial fibrillation. The second generation cryoballoon is one of the effective methods in achieving pulmonary vein isolation. In 2018 cryoballoon ablation (CBA) was implemented in Republic of Moldova and is regularly performed in Medpark International Hospital in the last three years. The aim of the study was to assess the freedom from AF recurrence after CBA. Material and methods. A retrospective study was performed in 13 consecutive patients who underwent CBA using Arctic Front Advance cryoballoon (Medtronic) for paroxysmal or persistent AF from June 2018 till December 2020 in Medpark International Hospital. We followed up the patients from June 2018 till April 2021. The information about the clinical symptoms and ECG data during follow-up was collected to identify the presence of recurrence. A recurrence after CBA was considered AF episode present after 3-month blanking period and that lasted at least 30 seconds. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to determine the probability of ... Other/Unknown Material Arctic IRMS – Nicolae Testemitanu SUMPh (Institutional Repository in Medical Sciences of Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy) Arctic Meier ENVELOPE(-45.900,-45.900,-60.633,-60.633) |
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Medpark International Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults with currently estimated prevalence between 2% and 4%. AF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality having important impact to both patient’s quality of life and health economy. In the last years a lot of research efforts and resources are being directed towards gaining detailed information about the mechanisms underlying AF, its natural course and effective treatments. New evidence is continuously generated and published. The complexity of AF requires a multidisciplinary approach to the management of AF patients with their active involvement in partnership with clinicians. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the detection of AF and its management. The procedure of pulmonary vein isolation is an established therapy for symptomatic atrial fibrillation. The second generation cryoballoon is one of the effective methods in achieving pulmonary vein isolation. In 2018 cryoballoon ablation (CBA) was implemented in Republic of Moldova and is regularly performed in Medpark International Hospital in the last three years. The aim of the study was to assess the freedom from AF recurrence after CBA. Material and methods. A retrospective study was performed in 13 consecutive patients who underwent CBA using Arctic Front Advance cryoballoon (Medtronic) for paroxysmal or persistent AF from June 2018 till December 2020 in Medpark International Hospital. We followed up the patients from June 2018 till April 2021. The information about the clinical symptoms and ECG data during follow-up was collected to identify the presence of recurrence. A recurrence after CBA was considered AF episode present after 3-month blanking period and that lasted at least 30 seconds. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to determine the probability of ... |
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One Health & Risk Management: The National Scientific Conference with international participation ”ONE HEALTH” approach in a changing world DARCIUC, Radu, BOICIUC, Irina, DIKER, Erdem. Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation in Republic of Moldova. Three years of experience. In: One Health & Risk Management. 2021, vol. 2(suppl.), no. 4, p. 41. ISSN 2587-3466. 2587-3466 2587-3458 https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/issue/view/17/18 http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/18258 |
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