title: [Cryoablation: patient selection and current results].
abstract: During the last years, cyoablation of atrial fibrillation has become a widely used method for pulmonary vein isolation. This evolution in the use of cryoenergy has been largely justified by the reduction in complications that occurs with radiofrequency energy (pulmonary vein stenosis and atrial-esophageal fistula), in the use of three-dimensional navigation technology, and hence procedural costs. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the results of this new technology and its safety in terms of its risk-to-benefit profile.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Cardiocerebrovascolare, A.O.Ospedale Maggiore, Crema. p.agricola@libero.it
authors.forename: Pietro Maria G
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Agricola
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedrinazzi
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cacucci
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catanoso
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nanetti
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inama
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome