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Ю.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Chichkova</surname><given-names>T. Y.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Чичкова Татьяна Юрьевна - научный сотрудник лаборатории нарушения ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции.</p><p>Сосновый бульвар, 6, Кемерово, 650002</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Chichkova Tatyana Yu. - researcher at the Laboratory of Cardiac Arrhythmia and Pacing.</p><p>6, Sosnoviy Blvd., Kemerovo, 650002</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">chi4cova@ya.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Мамчур</surname><given-names>С. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Mamchur</surname><given-names>S. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Мамчур Сергей Евгеньевич - доктор медицинских наук, заведующий отделом диагностики сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, заведующий лабораторией нарушения ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции.</p><p>Сосновый бульвар, 6, Кемерово, 650002</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Mamchur Sergei E. - PhD, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Diagnostics, Head of the Laboratory of Cardiac Arrhythmia and Pacing.</p><p>6, Sosnoviy Blvd., Kemerovo, 650002</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Хоменко</surname><given-names>Е. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Khomenko</surname><given-names>E. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Хоменко Егор Александрович - кандидат медицинских наук, научный сотрудник лаборатории нарушения ритма сердца и электрокардиостимуляции НИИКПССЗ, врач сердечно-сосудистый хирург кабинета рентгенохирургических методов диагностики и лечения Государственного бюджетного учреждения здравоохранения Кемеровской области «КОККД им. академика Л.С. Барбараша.</p><p>Сосновый бульвар, 6, Кемерово, 650002</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Khomenko Yegor A. - PhD, researcher at the Laboratory of Cardiac Arrhythmia and Pacing Institution RICICD, interventional cardiologist KRCCD n.a. academician L.S. Barbarash.</p><p>6, Sosnoviy Blvd., Kemerovo, 650002</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Федеральное государственное бюджетное научное учреждение Научно-исследовательский институт комплексных проблем сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Федеральное государственное бюджетное научное учреждение «Научно-исследовательский институт комплексных проблем сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний»; Государственное бюджетное учреждение здравоохранения Кемеровской области Кемеровский областной клинический кардиологический диспансер имени академика Л.С. Барбараша</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases; State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Kemerovo Region Kemerovo Regional Clinical Cardiology Dispensary n.a. Academician L.S. Barbarash</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2018</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>31</day><month>01</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>4S</issue><fpage>6</fpage><lpage>14</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Чичкова Т.Ю., Мамчур С.Е., Хоменко Е.А., 2020</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Чичкова Т.Ю., Мамчур С.Е., Хоменко Е.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Chichkova T.Y., Mamchur S.E., Khomenko E.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.nii-kpssz.com/jour/article/view/502">https://www.nii-kpssz.com/jour/article/view/502</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель. Оценить клиническую эффективность криобаллонной изоляции легочных вен (ЛВ).</p></sec><sec><title>Материалы и методы</title><p>Материалы и методы. В проспективное исследование было включено 230 пациентов (49,6% мужчин, средний возраст 57 (53; 62 лет)) с пароксизмальной и персистирующей фибрилляцией предсердий (ФП), резистентной к антиаритмической терапии. Пациенты были случайным образом распределены в группы криобаллонной (n = 122) и радиочастотной (РЧ) (n = 108) изоляции ЛВ. По основным клиническим характеристикам группы не различались. Период наблюдения составил 12 месяцев. Для оценки клинического эффекта применялась трехступенчатая шкала. Также оценивалась частота госпитализаций по поводу сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, кардиоверсий и реаблаций. Дополнительно в группе криоаблации была изучена динамика показателей качества жизни с применением шкалы AFEQT.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты. Оптимальный клинический эффект был выявлен в 77% (94) случаев в группе криоаблации и 71,3% (77) – в группе РЧА (р = 0,71). Между группами не выявлено различий в отношении частоты госпитализаций по поводу ССЗ – 23,8 против 28,7% (ОШ = 0,8, 95% ДИ = 0,4–1,4; р = 0,39), кардиоверсий – 12,3 vs 17,6% (ОШ = 0,7, 95% ДИ = 0,3–1,4; р = 0,26) и повторных аблаций – 9,8– 11,1% (ОШ = 0,9, 95% ДИ = 0,4–2,0; р = 0,75). В группе криоаблации частота эффективного применения стратегии «таблетка в кармане» была выше: 14,8 (n = 18) против 6,5% (ОШ = 2,5, 95% ДИ = 1,01–6,2; p = 0,04). В группе криоаблации была выявлена значимая положительная динамика всех показателей качества жизни с выраженной величиной эффекта – суммарный показатель (GS) увеличился на 8,9±6,9 (95% ДИ 6,6–10,1; dCohen 1,2; р&lt;0,001), симптомности (S) – на 8,3±7,9 (95% ДИ 4,2–8,8; dCohen 1,5; р&lt;0,001), ежедневной активности (DA) – на 10,0±6,9 (95% ДИ 6,4–10,6; dCohen 0,9; р&lt;0,001), обеспокоенности (TC) – на 5,5±6,0 (95% ДИ 6,3–9,2; dCohen 1,2; р&lt;0,001) и удовлетворенности (TS) лечением – на 5,5±6,0 (95% ДИ 5,4–9,8; dCohen 0,9; р&lt;0,001).</p></sec><sec><title>Заключение</title><p>Заключение. Клиническая эффективность криобаллонной и радиочастотной изоляции ЛВ сопоставима. Криоаблация характеризуется значимым улучшением всех показателей качества жизни на основании данных шкалы AFEQT.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Aim. To estimate the clinical success of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Methods. 230 patients (males: 49.6%, mean age 57 (53; 62) with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) resistant to antiarrhythmic therapy were included in a single-center prospective study. The patients were randomized into 2 groups to undergo either cryoballoon ablation (n = 122) or radiofrequency (RF) (n = 108) ablation. Both groups were comparable in baseline parameters. The follow-up period was 12 months. Clinical outcomes were estimated with the use of a three-stage scale. The rates of cardiovascular rehospitalizations, direct-current cardioversions and repeated ablations during were estimated within the follow-up. The quality of life (QoL) in the cryoablation group was measured using the AFEQT scale.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results. 77% (n = 94) of patients in the cryoballoon ablation group and 71.3% (n = 77) of patients in the RF group (р = 0.71) demonstrated reported the optimal clinical effects. Both groups, cryo ablation and RF ablation, had similar rates of cardiovascular hospitalizations (23.8 vs 28.7%, OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.4–1.4; р = 0.39), direct-current cardioversions (12.3 vs 17.6%, OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.3–1.4; р = 0.26) and repeated ablations (9.8–11.1%, OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.4–2.0; р = 0.75). The patients treated with cryoballoon as opposed to RF ablation had significantly more successful usage of “pill-in-pocket” strategy – 14.8 vs 6.5% (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.01–6.2; р = 0.04). Significant improvements of the QoL parameters with strong size effect have been found in the cryoablation group, i.e. global score (GS) increased by 8.9±6.9 (95% CI 6.6–10.1; dCohen 1.2; р&lt;0.001), symptoms (S) – by 8.3±7.9 (95% CI 4.2–8.8; dCohen 1.5; р&lt;0.001), daily activities (DA) – by 10.0±6.9 (95% CI = 6.4–10.6; dCohen 0.9; р&lt;0.001), treatment concerns (TC) – by 5.5±6.0 (95% CI 6.3–9.2; dCohen 1.2; р&lt;0.001) and treatment satisfaction (TS) – by 5.5±6.0 (95% CI 5.4–9.8; dCohen 0.9; р&lt;0.001).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Conclusion. The both catheter-based technologies had comparable clinical success. Cryoablation was characterized by improvement in all QoL parameters based on the AFEQT score.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>фибрилляция предсердий</kwd><kwd>криоаблация</kwd><kwd>клинический эффект</kwd><kwd>качество жизни</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Atrial fibrillation</kwd><kwd>Cryoablation</kwd><kwd>Clinical success</kwd><kwd>Quality of life</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. Available at: http://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(17)30590-8/fulltext. (accessed 06.12.2018).</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. 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