Cryoballoon ablation in atrial fibrillation: Advantages and drawbacks
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Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation
2014 Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is the cornerstone of ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. The majority of procedures are still performed using radiofrequency (RF) energy and a point-by-point ablation approach. Novel ‘single shot’ ablation tools with the aim of creating a circumferential lesion around the PVs with a single or a limited number of energy applications emerge. The currently...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2174-2049
DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2017.12.002