Hemoptysis as a side effect of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation: a retrospective case-control study.
Kevin-Gerrit BullertKlaus-Jürgen GutlebenDieter HorstkotteThomas FischbachJan KörferBritta KörberGeorg NölkerPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2018)
Post-procedural hemoptysis after CB PVI is a relatively frequent finding and was associated with low freezing temperatures and pulmonary tissue infiltration predominantly located at the right inferior PV. Hemoptysis resolved without long-term sequelae.