Incidence of cryoballoon expansion dislodgement during pulmonary vein isolation ‐an underappreciated frequent cause of incomplete isolation

ConclusionIncidence of expansion dislodgement of the cryoballoon was detected in one-fourth to one-third of cryoablation applications depending on the imaging modality used, which was clinically frequent and significant.

Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - December 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yu Liao, Emrie D. Tomaiko ‐Clark, Jake Martinez, Yasutoshi Shinoda, Michael F. Morris, Zhao Liu, Dalise Yi Shatz, Praneeth Katrapati, Naohiko Sahara, J. Peter Weiss, Michael S. Zawaneh, Roderick Tung, Rong Bai, Wilber Su Tags: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Source Type: research