Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: a Comprehensive Review and Practice Guide
- Author:
Eun Sun JIN
1
;
Paul J WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryosurgery
- MeSH: Atrial Fibrillation; Biophysics; Catheter Ablation; Cryosurgery; Pulmonary Veins
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2018;48(2):114-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The cryoballoon was invented to achieve circumferential pulmonary vein isolation more efficiently to compliment the shortcomings of point-by-point ablation by radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Its efficacy and safety were shown to be comparable to those of RFA, and the clinical outcomes have improved with the second-generation cryoballoon. The basic biophysics, implemental techniques, procedural recommendations, clinical outcomes, and complications of the cryoballoon are presented in this practical and systematic review.
