Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	2508
Country	Germany

Received	2013-02-25 19:01
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-26 09:46
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Revised	2013-05-20 19:50
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Klaus Kettering and Felix Gramley
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Klaus Kettering, MD, Department of Cardiology, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. klaus.kettering@t-online.de
Key Words	Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryoablation; Pulmonary veins; Supraventricular arrhythmias
Core Tip	Cryoablation has been shown to be a safe technique for pulmonary vein isolation. However, the arrhythmia recurrence rate is high. Therefore, we have summarized our initial experience with two different strategies for redo procedures using radiofrequency catheter ablation. Thirty patients had to undergo a redo procedure after initially successful circumferential pulmonary vein isolation with the cryoballoon technique. The redo ablation procedures were performed using a segmental approach or a circumferential ablation strategy depending on the intra-procedural findings. All recovered pulmonary veins could be isolated successfully again. At 2-year follow-up, 73.3% of all patients were free from an arrhythmia recurrence.
Publish Date	2013-09-05 13:03
Citation	Kettering K, Gramley F. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation. World J Cardiol 2013; 5(8): 280-287
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v5/i8/280.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v5.i8.280

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