ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2017
Acute Hemodynamic and Tissue Effects of Cryoballoon Ablation on Pulmonary Vessels: The IVUS-Cryo Study.
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- Optimizing ablation duration using dormant conduction to reveal incomplete isolation with the second generation cryoballoon: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2019Trial
- Procedural outcomes of single versus double transeptal access for ablation of atrial fibrillation: Data from the NCDR Afib ablation registry.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Reduced recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cryoballoon ablation in patients with preprocedural patent foramen ovale: a retrospective single-center observational cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Variability of baroreceptor reflex assessed by tilt table test in a patient undergoing pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025Observational
- Early rapid local impedance drop is associated with acute lesion efficacy during pulmonary vein isolation.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- Validation of a prediction model for early reconnection after cryoballoon ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Successful Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Left Atrial Appendage Occluder.JACC. Case reports · 2022Article
- INtra-procedural ultraSound Imaging for DEtermination of atrial wall thickness and acute tissue changes after isolation of the pulmonary veins with radiofrequency, cryoballoon or laser balloon energy: the INSIDE PVs study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Article
- Ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation-real-life results from a middle-volume electrophysiology laboratory.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2021Observational
- Practical Applications of Concomitant Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Left Atrial Appendix Closure Device Implantation.JACC. Case reports · 2021Article
- Predicting early reconnection after cryoballoon ablation with procedural and biophysical parameters.Heart rhythm O2 · 2021Article
- Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2020Review
- Characterization of edema after cryo and radiofrequency ablations based on serial magnetic resonance imaging.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2019Article
- Acute Procedural Complications of Cryoballoon Ablation: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of atrial fibrillationReview
- Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation: biophysics and a contemporary step-by-step approach.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalReview
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Abstract
backgroundCryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation (CB-PVI) has been widely used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Although generally safe and effective, the procedure may be associated with pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis and bronchial or esophageal injury. The mechanisms leading to these complications have not been studied in detail. Our aim was to examine acute effects of cryoballoon on the pulmonary vessel and right heart pressures as well as PV wall morphology. METHODS AND
resultsIn 8 patients (5 men, mean age 55±14 years) undergoing CB-PVI, pressure in each PV was measured by catheter located inside the PV directly before and after CB-PVI. The right atrial, right ventricular, and pulmonary artery pressures as well as pulmonary arterial wedge capillary pressure in the pulmonary artery branch corresponding to target PV were also measured. Morphological changes in PVs were assessed using intravascular ultrasonography.There were no significant differences in PV pressures before and after ablation. The pulmonary arterial wedge capillary pressure significantly increased during cryoapplication (left superior: 20±10 versus 29±8.5 mm Hg,
conclusionsCB-PVI causes significant rise in pulmonary artery and right atrial pressures as well as PV wall damage. The clinical significance of these findings warrants further investigations.
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