Incidence of cryoballoon expansion dislodgement during pulmonary vein isolation-An underappreciated frequent cause of incomplete isolation.

Yu LiaoEmrie D Tomaiko-ClarkJake MartinezYasutoshi ShinodaMichael F MorrisZhao LiuDalise Yi ShatzPraneeth KatrapatiNaohiko SaharaJ Peter WeissMichael S ZawanehRoderick TungRong BaiWilber Su

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2023)

Incidence of expansion dislodgement of the cryoballoon was detected in one-fourth to one-third of cryoablation applications depending on the imaging modality used, which was clinically frequent and significant.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
radiofrequency ablation
high resolution
left atrial appendage
catheter ablation
fluorescence imaging