Anatomical changes in the pulmonary veins and left atrium after cryoballoon ablation.
Hiroshi MiyamaSeiji TakatsukiKenji HashimotoTerumasa YamashitaTaishi FujisawaYoshinori KatsumataTakehiro KimuraKeiichi FukudaPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)
The significant reduction of the ostial PV area occurred after CBA, which correlated with the reduction rate of LA volume. The narrowing of the PV was partly produced by the LA volume reduction. Clinical PV stenosis was more common in females and tended to be more frequent in left PVs.