Clinical utility of the “balloon lever technique” in the right inferior pulmonary vein cryoballoon ablation

Clinical utility of the “balloon lever technique” in the right inferior pulmonary vein cryoballoon ablation

Abstract Background The acute success rate of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoballoon (CB) is reported to be lower in the right inferior pulmonary vein (RIPV). This study aimed to investigate the utility of the “balloon lever technique (BLT)” for RIPV CB ablation. Methods We retrospectively...

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Main Authors: Yasushi Wakabayashi, Masanori Kobayashi, Tomohide Ichikawa, Takashi Koyama, Hidetoshi Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
balloon lever technique
cryoballoon ablation
pulmonary vein isolation
right inferior pulmonary vein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12801

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