BACKGROUND: Persistent phrenic nerve palsy is the most frequent complication of
cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation and can be disabling. OBJECTIVES: To describe a …

BACKGROUND: Cryoballoon ablation has emerged as a novel treatment strategy for
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare …

Since the evaluation of the cryoballoon in the Sustained Treatment Of Paroxysmal Atrial
Fibrillation trial, more than 350,000 patients with atrial fibrillation have been treated. Several …

Background: Saline irrigation improved the safety of radiofrequency (RF) ablation, but the
thermal feedback for energy titration is absent. Objectives: To allow temperature-controlled …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes heart failure, ischemic strokes, and poor quality of life. The
number of patients with AF is estimated to increase to 18 million in Europe in 2050 …

Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoenergy delivered through a balloon is a new
approach in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), but long-term follow-up is lacking. The aim …

Aims Cryoablation is a promising alternative technique to RF ablation for treating
paroxysmal AF with encouraging results. However, data about the efficacy and safety …

Ablation has become a cornerstone for the management of symptomatic atrial fibrillation
(AF) in patients where anti-arrhythmic drugs fail. Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins …

Introduction: Ablation of pulmonary veins (PV) is an established therapeutic option for
patients with symptomatic drugrefractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Radiofrequency …

BACKGROUND: The novel second-generation cryoballoon (CB) facilitates pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) by improved surface cooling. The impact of this redesign on collateral …