Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Symptomatic, drug-refractory AF who underwent balloon-based catheter ablation at Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital (Japan) between September 2017 and August 2018 were retrospectively evaluated.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We excluded patients on maintenance dialysis with left upper limb vascular access and those with cardiac implantable electrical devices inserted with left side venous access because a left cubital approach would be inappropriate for these patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Success rate of phrenic nerve pacing via left cubtai approach | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complication of left cubtai approach and balloon based pulmonary vein isolation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine