Ablation of atrial fibrillation using the fourth-generation cryoballoon Arctic Front Advance PRO.
Erik WissnerPublished in: Future cardiology (2020)
The cryoballoon (CB) is a popular ablation technology used for pulmonary vein isolation. The fourth-generation CB, Arctic Front Advance PRO features a 40% shorter distal tip but retains the internal design from its second-generation predecessor. The Arctic Front Advance PRO and the second-generation CB demonstrated similar thermodynamic characteristics in a computational model. Several observational and retrospective studies established the acute safety and efficacy of the Arctic Front Advance PRO. Real-time electrical isolation was observed in 75-85% of pulmonary veins targeted with the Arctic Front Advance PRO resulting in shorter fluoroscopy and procedure times.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- climate change
- catheter ablation
- anti inflammatory
- radiofrequency ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- liver failure
- intensive care unit
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- oral anticoagulants
- drug delivery
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation