… feasibility and efficacy of a cryoballoon in circumferential PVI. Circumferential RF ablation …
focused ultrasound, proving its potential for circumferential ablation, but at a high complication …

… Pulmonary vein isolation with a new cryoballoon technique is feasible. Sinus rhythm can be
… We aimed for at least 1 cryoballoon ablation with occlusion of grade 4 on every targeted PV. …

… of an unsuccessful occlusion of the pulmonary vein orifice, … balloon, a circumferential lesion
should be feasible at the PV … the novel cryoballoon ablation system for isolating PVs seen …

… event rates, have been reported for cryoballoon ablation (CBA) in high-volume … cryoballoon
group (17 minutes vs 22 minutes, P < 0.001).28 Occlusion of the PV by the cryoballoon …

… , in order to uniformly cover the entire circumference. Ablations were performed using 2
kV. … After obtaining PV occlusion by optimal alignment of the sheath and the catheter and …

… of mean degree of occlusion, mean minimal temperatures, and PVI. … ) PV isolation with the
CB using the Achieve is feasible in nearly all … Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation with the …

… that pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is associated with decreased mortality and morbidity
compared to pharmacological therapy [1]. Cryoballoon ablation … The degree of PV occlusion was …

… Over the last decade, cryothermal energy delivered circumferentially in a single lesion with
a balloon occluding the PVs has increasingly been used as an alternate energy source for …

… However, the creation of SVC circumferential lesion with … is performed to confirm complete
occlusion of the vein. If total … , is feasible through the use of the CB; furthermore the use of CB …

… aiming for complete PV occlusion as documented by color … PV electrical isolation was evaluated
using a circumferential … mechanical occlusion during cryoballoon PV isolation is feasible …