Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation. (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pavlovic, Nikola; Knecht, Sven; Reichlin, Tobias; Kühne, Michael; Sticherling, Christian
• Is Part Of: Interventional cardiology. Volume 6:Number 4(2014)
• Page Start: 373
• Page End: 382
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: atrial fibrillation -- cardiac arrhythmia -- cryoballoon ablation -- pulmonary vein isolation -- radiofrequency ablation; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Coronary heart disease -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.1205
• DOI: 10.2217/ica.14.40
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-5310

Abstract

Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is the cornerstone of ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. The majority of procedures are still performed using radiofrequency (RF) energy and a point-by-point ablation approach. Novel 'single shot' ablation tools with the aim of creating a circumferential lesion around the PVs with a single or a limited number of energy applications emerge. The currently most widely used balloon-based device for PV isolation is the cryoballoon which has proven to be an alternative for standard point-by-point RF ablation.