Clinical Trial: Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Atrial Fibrillation
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure (a Propensity Score Matched Comparison)
Brief Summary:
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) are at particularly high cardiovascular risk.Rhythm-control by means of catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) reduces all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for worsening heart failure in these patients.Considering the globally increasing use of the novel "pulsed-field ablation", it is necessary to determine whether this technique can be performed with the same safety and efficacy…
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