Is radiofrequency energy a necessary and safe complement to cryotherapy for successful pulmonary vein isolation?

Is radiofrequency energy a necessary and safe complement to cryotherapy for successful pulmonary vein isolation?

Introduction: Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is considered the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation. PV isolation (PVI) by means of cryotherapy has emerged as a promising technique due to both a low thrombogenicity and reduced risk of PV stenosis. The evaluation (need/efficiency/...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdelaal, Isabelle Magnin-Poull, Marius Andronache, Sonia Magalhaes, Sonia Ammar, Laurent Groben, Juanico Cedano, Etienne Aliot, Christian de Chillou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Pulmonary veins
Balloon-cryotherapy
Hybrid therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000561

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