Pulmonary veins anatomical determinants of cooling kinetics during second ‐generation cryoballoon ablation

ConclusionAnatomical PV features are associated with cooling kinetics and an anatomical score could predict lower NT during second ‐generation CbA. Specific characteristics were identified for inferior PV. Although heart imaging is not mandatory prior CbA, it can be a useful tool to predict cooling kinetics.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - January 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gianluca Borio, Riccardo Maj, Rizzo Alessandro, Erwin Stroker, Juan Sieira, Thiago G. Osorio, Alessio Galli, Muryo Terasawa, Gezim Bala, Maysam Al Housari, Gaetano Paparella, Saverio Iacopino, Ingrid Overeinder, Pedro Brugada, Carlo Asmundis Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research