Incidence and characteristics of complications in the setting of second-generation cryoballoon ablation: A large single-center study of 500 consecutive patients

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1476-1482

  Mugnai, Giacomo ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Ciconte, Giuseppe ^a   Irfan, Ghazala ^a   Saitoh, Yukio ^a   Velagic, Vedran ^a   Ströker, Erwin ^a   Wauters, Kristel ^a   Hünük, Burak ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Complications; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary vein isolation; Second generation cryoballoon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BELGIUM; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BELGIUM; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES;

EID: 84937521202     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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