Ilka Köster

The 'single big cryoballoon' technique for acute pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a prospective observational single centre study

K. R. Julian Chun, Boris Schmidt, Andreas Metzner et al. · European Heart Journal · 2008 · 351 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +9

Characterization of conduction recovery after pulmonary vein isolation using the “single big cryoballoon” technique

Alexander Fürnkranz, K. R. Julian Chun, Dieter Nuyens et al. · Heart Rhythm · 2009 · 105 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery +5

Cryoballoon temperature predicts acute pulmonary vein isolation

Alexander Fürnkranz, Ilka Köster, K. R. Julian Chun et al. · Heart Rhythm · 2011 · 82 citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pulmonology +4

Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Real‐Time Recordings from the Pulmonary Veins

K. R. Julian Chun, Alexander Fürnkranz, Andreas Metzner et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · 2009 · 71 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +9

Two Versus One Repeat Freeze–Thaw Cycle(s) After Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation: The ALSTER EXTRA Pilot Study

K. R. Julian Chun, Alexander Fürnkranz, Ilka Köster et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · 2012 · 51 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +10