Shorter RSPV cryoapplications result in less phrenic nerve injury and similar 1-year freedom from atrial fibrillation

Marleen M. D. Molenaar*, Tim Hesselink, Rachel M. A. ter Bekke, Marcoen F. Scholten, Randy Manusama, Laurent Pison, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer, Karin Kraaier, Bernard ten Haken, Jan G. Grandjean, Carl C. Timmermans, Jurren M. van Opstal

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Abstract

Background In the 123-study, we prospectively assessed, in a randomized fashion, the minimal cryoballoon application time necessary to achieve pulmonary vein (PV) isolation (PVI) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) with the aim to reduce complications by shortening the application duration. The first results of this study demonstrated that shortened cryoballoon applications (

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1173-1179
Number of pages7
JournalPacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume43
Issue number10
Early online date17 Sept 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020

Keywords

  • 2ND-GENERATION CRYOBALLOON ABLATION
  • EFFICACY
  • PALSY
  • PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION
  • SAFETY
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cryoballoon
  • phrenic nerve injury
  • pulmonary vein isolation
  • safety
  • IMPACT

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