title: Durable single shot cryoballoon isolation of the left atrial appendage followed by percutaneous left atrial appendage closure.
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.).
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bordignon
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.).
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.).
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fürnkranz
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.).
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bologna
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.).
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S.B., L.P., A.F., B.S., K.R.J.C.); and Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italia (F.B.). j.chun@ccb.de.
authors.forename: K R Julian
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: ablation; appendage; atrial appendage tachycardia; atrial fibrillation; occlusion