Why the study?
Does a new balloon catheter for internal cardioversion improve procedural times or efficacy compared to a conventional two-electrode system in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation?
Does a new balloon catheter for internal cardioversion improve procedural times or efficacy compared to a conventional two-electrode system in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation?
A new balloon-guided catheter for internal cardioversion of chronic AF reduces positioning and fluoroscopy times while maintaining comparable efficacy to conventional two-electrode systems.
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May shorten positioning and fluoroscopy times with comparable efficacy; hypothesis-generating, requiring randomized trials before adoption.
Alt et al. (1998) studied this question.
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