Malte Kuniss

TL;DR: LV leads positioned in the apical region were associated with an unfavorable outcome, suggesting that this lead location should be avoided in cardiac resynchronization therapy.

TL;DR: Pulmonary vein isolation with a new cryoballoon technique is feasible and sinus rhythm can be maintained in the majority of patients with PAF by circumferential PVI using a cryoablation system.

TL;DR: The findings indicate that in patients with mild heart-failure symptoms, left ventricular dysfunction, and left bundle-branch block, early intervention with CRT-D was associated with a significant long-term survival benefit.

TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective randomized study was conducted to test whether cryoablation is as effective as radiofrequency catheter ablation during both short-term and long-term follow-up with a lower risk of permanent AV block.

TL;DR: Radiofrequency ablation has long been a standard of care, while cryoballoon technology has emerged as a feasible approach with promising results, and prospective multicenter registry data referring to both ablation technologies in AF ablation therapy are lacking.