ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2018
Influence of balloon temperature and time to pulmonary vein isolation on acute pulmonary vein reconnection and clinical outcomes after cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation.
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- Clinical Significance of Patient Disease Awareness in Atrial Fibrillation: Risk Profiles and Post-Ablation Outcomes.Journal of arrhythmia · 2026Article
- Undiagnostic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
- Validation of a prediction model for early reconnection after cryoballoon ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Clinical implication of the patient's disease awareness and adherence to medications in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Difference in tissue temperature change between two cryoballoons.Open heart · 2023Article
- Trends over the recent 6 years in ablation modalities and strategies, post-ablation medication, and clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a novel nomogram for predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation after cryoballoon ablation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Transesophageal echocardiography guided transseptal puncture and nadir temperatures in cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2022Article
- Cryoballoon Ablation for Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.Circulation reports · 2020Review
- Influence of balloon temperature and time to pulmonary vein isolation on acute pulmonary vein reconnection and clinical outcomes after cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2018Article
- Procedural Safety and Efficacy for Pulmonary Vein Isolation with the Novel Polarx™ Cryoablation System: A Propensity Score Matched Comparison with the Arctic Front™ Cryoballoon in the Setting of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLimited data exist on indicators of durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) undergoing cryoballoon ablation (CBA) for atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated whether balloon temperature and time to PVI can be used to predict early PV reconduction (EPVR), including residual PV conduction and adenosine triphosphate-induced dormant conduction and the relation between touch-up ablation of EPVR sites and mid-term recurrence of AF.
methodsWe obtained procedural and outcome data from the records of 130 consecutive patients who underwent CBA and followed up for 13.4 months.
resultsEPVR was identified in 86 (17%) PVs of 61 (47%) patients. Balloon temperatures during 30 seconds (-27 ± 5.7°C vs -31 ± 5.5°C), 60 seconds (-36 ± 5.6°C vs -41 ± 5.4°C), and at the nadir point (-41 ± 7.4°C vs -49 ± 7.0°C) were significantly higher, and the time to PVI was longer (90 ± 50 seconds vs 52 ± 29 seconds) in PVs with EPVR than in those without (
conclusionsCryoballoon temperature and time to PVI appear to be useful in predicting durable PVI, that is, prevention of EPVR, but the balloon temperature and time required for PVI differ between PVs. Although EPVR does not predict AF recurrence, high success rates can be expected when touch-up ablation of EPVR sites is performed.
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