High incidence of (ultra)low oesophageal temperatures during cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of low OT was 26% for cryoballoon PVI. OP distance was the only predictor of low OTs. Since an OP distance <19 mm was present in all patients in at least one PV, we recommend routine OT measurement during PVI cryoballoon therapy to prevent oesophagus-related complications.
PMID: 33170441 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Molenaar MMD, Hesselink T, Scholten MF, Kraaier K, Bouman DE, Brusse-Keizer M, Stevenhagen YJ, van Dessel PFHM, Ten Haken B, Grandjean JG, van Opstal JM Tags: Neth Heart J Source Type: research
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