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Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: a Comprehensive Review and Practice Guide KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL Jin, E., Wang, P. J. 2018; 48 (2): 114–23

Abstract

The cryoballoon was invented to achieve circumferential pulmonary vein isolation more efficiently to compliment the shortcomings of point-by-point ablation by radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Its efficacy and safety were shown to be comparable to those of RFA, and the clinical outcomes have improved with the second-generation cryoballoon. The basic biophysics, implemental techniques, procedural recommendations, clinical outcomes, and complications of the cryoballoon are presented in this practical and systematic review.

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