Systematic Workflow and Electrogram Guidance to Reduce X-ray Exposure Time During Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: The SWEET-Cryo Strategy.
Daniel Antonio Rodríguez-MuñozÁlvaro Marco Del CastilloEz Alddin Rajjoub Al-MahdiCarla Lázaro RiveraMaría Guisasola CienfuegosJavier Ramos JiménezLuis Borrego BernabéFernando Arribas-YnsaurriagaRafael Salguero-BodesPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
In contrast to conventional protocols and regardless of the operator's experience, the optimized SWEET-Cryo strategy dramatically reduced fluoroscopy exposure during CB-PVI. The efficacy, safety, or added costs of the ablation procedure were not compromised.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- electron microscopy
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- radiofrequency ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- magnetic resonance
- heart failure
- minimally invasive
- computed tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance imaging
- electronic health record
- contrast enhanced