Pulmonary vein isolation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: conventional versus multi-electrode radiofrequency ablation

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rypko J. Beukema ◽  
Arif Elvan ◽  
Jaap Jan J. Smit ◽  
Peter Paul H. M. Delnoy ◽  
Anand R. Ramdat Misier ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Pulmonary Vein ◽  
Pulmonary Vein Isolation ◽  
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

scholarly journals Results and Implications of the FIRE AND ICE Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Karl-Heinz Kuck ◽  
Michael Schlüter ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Pulmonary Vein ◽  
Pulmonary Vein Isolation ◽  
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Clinical Failure

Whilst radiofrequency ablation is widely considered the “gold standard” for pulmonary-vein isolation, cryoballoon ablation is considered easier to perform. The aim of the randomised, multicentre FIRE AND ICE trial was to demonstrate, in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, the non-inferiority of cryoballoon ablation with respect to the time to a first documented clinical failure within 1 year outside a 90-day “blanking period” after the index ablation. This editorial gives an overview of the trial and its findings.

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