Continuous Positive Airway Pressure After Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation: wait or stop early after initial successful pulmonary vein isolation?

AIMS Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the current standard of interventional atrial fibrillation (Afib) therapy. However, recurrence rate of Afib varies considerably after ablation between different series and is mainly attributed to the recovery of pulmonary vein (PV) conduction after initial successful PVI. STUDY HYPOTHESIS Waiting longer during the initial PVI procedure an...

Early continuous positive airway pressure in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema.

Acute heart failure (AHF) syndromes are the most frequent cause of urgent consultation in patients with heart disease. In nearly 20% of cases the clinical presentation is acute pulmonary oedema. Although the diagnostic criteria of this syndrome have not been universally established, it is frequently defined by the sudden onset of severe dyspnoea and the presence of typical signs on physical exa...

[Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation with the cryoballoon technique].

We present a clinical case on cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. This is a report of the first case performed at our center using this new technology.

Electroanatomical mapping of the esophagus in circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.

A virtual reconstruction of the geometry of the esophagus was produced using an electroanatomical mapping system and a specially designed catheter in 20 consecutive patients undergoing circumferential pulmonary vein isolation. The course of the esophagus, its motion and its proximity to the predicted lines of application of radiofrequency energy to the left atrium were evaluated. Thirteen (65%)...

Intraocular Pressure during Continuous Positive Airway Pressure