Cryoballoon ablation catheter now indicated as first-line treatment for AF

The FDA granted a new indication to a cryoballoon ablation catheter that allows it to be used as a first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, before antiarrhythmic drugs.Until the new indication for the catheter (Arctic Front Advance, Medtronic), catheter ablation was approved only for use in patients with AF who had failed antiarrhythmic drug therapy.

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