# An economic evaluation of first-line cryoballoon ablation vs antiarrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from a U.S. Medicare perspective

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/an-economic-evaluation-of-first-line-cryoballoon-ablation-vs-antiarrhythmic-drug/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Oussama M. Wazni,J. Moss,Malte Kuniss,Jason G. Andrade,Gian‐Battista Chierchia,Stuart Mealing,Waruiru Mburu,Alicia Sale,Rachelle E. Kaplon,Eleni Ismyrloglou,Tom Bromilow,Emily Lane,Damian Lewis,Matthew R. Reynolds |
| Citations | 15 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.hroo.2023.07.007 |
| Fields | Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://www.heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-5018(23)00166-6/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4385307975 |
| PMID | 37744940 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2023 |

## Paper authors

- [Waruiru Mburu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/waruiru-mburu/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)

## Paper topics

- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-arrhythmias-and-treatments/)

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