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ArticleIndian pacing and electrophysiology journal

Cryoablation to improve catheter stability and ablation success in the right atrioventricular groove.

Kathryn Virk, Eric Stecker, Seshadri Balaji

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Article in Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Trans-jugular approach for safe and successful cryoablation of para-Hisian/anterior-septal, anterior, and anterior-lateral accessory pathways in children.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024
    Article
  3. Cryoablation: Another arrow in the Ablationist's Quiver.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn VirkDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Eric SteckerKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Seshadri BalajiDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. Electronic address: balajis@ohsu.edu.
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Catheter instability can limit ablation success of arrhythmia substrates at the right atrioventricular groove. We describe cases where cryoablation improved catheter stability, enabling ablation success. METHODS AND

resultsFour patients with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) substrates at the right atrioventricular groove had radiofrequency ablation procedures limited by poor catheter contact. Cryoablation offered improved catheter stability, and all four patients achieved acute ablation success using cryoablation. Three patients had long-term success and one patient later required repeat radiofrequency ablation.

conclusionsFor patients with arrhythmia substrates at the right atrioventricular groove, cryoablation may be a useful adjunctive technique in cases with catheter instability.

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Accessory pathwayCryoablationCryo-adherenceCryotherapy

Identifiers

PMID34246758
PMCPMC8414315
OpenAlexW3182419881

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