Microembolizations in the Arterial Cerebral Circulation during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Cryoballoon Technique Advantages and Neurocognitive Safety - Results of a Prospective Observational Study.
Damir ErkapicKonstantinos RoussopoulosMarko AleksicKay Felix WeipertKorkut SözenerKarel KostevJens AllendörferJosef RosenbauerSamuel SossallaDursun GündüzChristian TanislavPublished 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 (2024)
Our observations confirm that neurocognitive abilities are not affected either 24 hours or 3 months after AF ablation using the CB technique. However, despite the low MES burden associated with the CB, more work is needed to reduce small embolic events during AF ablation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- radiofrequency ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- bipolar disorder
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- left ventricular
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- venous thromboembolism