Pulmonary vein isolation during atrial fibrillation using a circumferential cryoablation catheter.
Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation is limited by procedure related complications, such as PV stenosis and occlusions. We report about a PV isolation using a circumferential cryoablation catheter which applies the ablation energy simultaneously at the entire circumference by cooling down to a minimal temperature of -80 degrees C.
Department of Cardiology, University of Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. rostock@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Thomas
T
Rostock
Christian
C
Weiss
Rodolfo
R
Ventura
Stephan
S
Willems
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*