Initial experience of three-minute freeze cycles using the second-generation cryoballoon ablation: acute and short-term procedural outcomes
- 7 December 2013
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Vol. 39 (2), 145-151
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-013-9855-x
Abstract
The second-generation cryoballoon (CB-A) (Arctic Front Advance, Cryocath, Medtronic, MN, USA) might significantly improve procedural outcome with respect to the first-generation balloon. These technological improvements might also question the current recommendation of the need a 4-min freeze to achieve durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).Keywords
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