Incidence of silent cerebral infarctions after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation utilizing the second-generation cryoballoon

Abstract

Pulmonary vein isolation utilizing second-generation CBs carries a negligible risk of symptomatic CIEs; however, it includes a comparable risk of asymptomatic CIEs as in the previous similar reports using the first-generation CB. Radiofrequency applications in addition to the CB within the LA were the only predictor of this adverse effect.