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Pressure‐Guided Cryoballoon Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Claudia Herrera‐Siklody, Jan Minners, Martin Allgeier, Hans-Jürgen Allgeier, Nikolaus Jander, Cornelius Keyl, Reinhold Weber, JOCHEN SCHIEBELING‐RÖMER, D. Kalusche, Thomas Arentz

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · 2009 · 77 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Occlusion and electrical isolation of PVs during cryoballoon ablation can be predicted by the appearance of a PV wedge curve at the tip of the catheter. This new straightforward parameter may facilitate the procedure.

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HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed and Approved by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Hugh Calkins, Josép Brugada, Douglas L. Packer et al. · EP Europace · 2007 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Atrio-Esophageal Fistula as a Complication of Percutaneous Transcatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Carlo Pappone, Hakan Oral, Vincenzo Santinelli et al. · Circulation · 2004 · 878 citations · Full text

Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation With the Cryoballoon Technique

Thomas Neumann, Jürgen Vogt, Burghard Schumacher et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2008 · 473 citations

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

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Andrea Natale, Antonio Raviele, Thomas Arentz et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · 2007 · 406 citations

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