Cryoablation for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey.
The purpose of this survey was to assess the current practice in Europe regarding cryoablation for treatment of different cardiac arrhythmias. The data are based on an electronic questionnaire sent to members of the European Heart Rhythm Association Research Network. Responses were received from 49 centres in 18 countries. The results show that cryoablation for supraventricular tachycardia in European centres is an alternative to radiofrequency ablation, which is in accordance with guidelines. There is reasonable consensus regarding clinical results and complications of cryoablation procedure. Some inter-centre variability with respect to patient selection and ablation strategy in cryoablation of atrial fibrillation was demonstrated, underscoring the need for further research.
Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital and Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Jian
J
Chen
Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and Electrotherapy, Silesian Medical University, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
Radoslaw
R
Lenarczyk
Cardiology - Cardiac Arrhythmias Management Department, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France.
Serge
S
Boveda
University Heart Center, Lübeck Medical Clinic II (Cardiology/Angiology/Intensive Care Medicine), University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Roland
R
Richard Tilz
Cardiology Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Alcala University, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio
A
Hernandez-Madrid
Department of Electrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Pawel
P
Ptaszynski
Department of Arrhythmology, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
Janis
J
Pudulis
Department of Electrophysiology, University Leipzig-Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Nikolaos
N
Dagres
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000639:trends; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000639:trends*; D005060:Europe; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Cryoballoon; Catheter ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Atrial fibrillation; EHRA survey; EP wire