Incidence and Predictors of Complications During Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation

Incidence and Predictors of Complications During Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation

BackgroundCryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has emerged as an alternative to radiofrequency PVI for atrial fibrillation (AF). Data are lacking to define the rates and predictors of complications, particularly phrenic nerve injury (PNI). Methods and ResultsWe evaluated a single‐center prospe...

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Main Authors: Emily N. Guhl, Donald Siddoway, Evan Adelstein, Raveen Bazaz, George S. Mendenhall, Jan Nemec, Samir Saba, David Schwartzman, Andrew Voigt, Norman C. Wang, Sandeep K. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
ablation
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
complications
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003724

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