Cryoballoon Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Better Way to Complete the Circle?
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Cryoballoon ablation has emerged as a novel tool to perform pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation. This balloon-based technology has the potential to simplify the procedure by creating continuous circumferential lesion sets with a limited number of energy applications. At the same time, electrophysiologists will encounter new challenges and pitfalls when performing cryoballoon ablation. The aim of this paper is to review the advantages and drawbacks of this technology and discuss some important technical issues.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011