# Hot balloon versus cryoballoon ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: Lesion area, efficacy, and safety

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/hot-balloon-versus-cryoballoon-ablation-for-persistent-atrial-fibrillation/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Yuji Wakamatsu,Shiro Nakahara,Koichi Nagashima,Reiko Fukuda,Naoki Nishiyama,Ryuta Watanabe,Masaru Arai,Naoto Otsuka,Sayaka Kurokawa,Hirotsugu Sato,Tetsuya Ishikawa,Yuichi Hori,Yasuo Okumura,Isao Taguchi |
| Citations | 21 |
| DOI | 10.1111/jce.14646 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3040621479 |
| PMID | 32613693 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Naoki Nishiyama](https://scholariq.org/researchers/naoki-nishiyama/)

## 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/)
- [Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-arrhythmias-and-treatments/)
- [Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-pacing-and-defibrillation-studies/)

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