Cryoballoon Ablation of Pulmonary Veins for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical Trials Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

JACC: March 1, 2013

Objectives  This study sought to assess the safety and effectiveness of a novel cryoballoon ablation technology designed to achieve single-delivery pulmonary vein (PV) isolation.

Background  Standard radiofrequency ablation is effective in eliminating atrial fibrillation (AF) but requires multiple lesion delivery at the risk of significant complications. Read more

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