Cryoballoon ablation without use of contrast for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Pawel DerejkoJacek KuśnierzAleksander BardyszewskiMichał OrczykowskiDobromiła DzwonkowskaMagdalena Polańska-SkrzypczykŁukasz Jan SzumowskiPublished in: Cardiology journal (2024)
Cryoballoon ablation without demonstrating vein occlusion with contrast is safe and feasible. Proposed simplified approach enables isolation of the vast majority of pulmonary veins with a significant reduction in the amount of contrast used.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- magnetic resonance
- left atrial appendage
- radiofrequency ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- contrast enhanced
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- pulmonary hypertension
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- magnetic resonance imaging
- inferior vena cava
- coronary artery disease
- replacement therapy