Semi-urgent pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon for haemodynamically unstable atrial fibrillation storm in a patient with low cardiac output syndrome: a case report.
Toshiharu KoikeFumiaki MoriRyozo MaedaKen KobayashiMasayuki SakaiKenjiro OyabuYuko MatsuiMasafumi YoshikawaKou SugiyamaYoichi AjiroKazunori IwadePublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)
This case demonstrates that acute-phase rhythm control by semi-urgent pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon could be a treatment option in patients with haemodynamically unstable atrial fibrillation tachycardia storm accompanied with low cardiac output syndrome, which is refractory to cardioversion and drug therapy.