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