Shorter cryoballoon applications times do effect efficacy but result in less phrenic nerve injury: Results of the randomized 123 study.
Marleen M D MolenaarCarl C TimmermansTim HesselinkMarcoen F ScholtenRachel M A Ter BekkeJustin G L M LuermansMarjolein G J Brusse-KeizerKarin KraaierBernard Ten HakenJan G GrandjeanKevin VernooyJurren M van OpstalPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
Short cryoballoon ablation application times, less than 2 min, did affect the success for the left PVs but not for the right PVs and resulted in less PNI. A PV tailored approach with shorter application times for the right PVs might be advocated.