Incidence and characteristics of phrenic nerve palsy following pulmonary vein isolation with the second-generation as compared with the first-generation cryoballoon in 360 consecutive patients | Zendy

Alexander Fürnkranz | Zendy; Stefano Bordig | Zendy; Boris Schmidt | Zendy; Laura Perrotta | Zendy; Daniela Dugo | Zendy; Manuel De Lazzari | Zendy; Britta SchulteHahn | Zendy; Bernd Nowak | Zendy; J. K. R. Chun | Zendy

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Incidence and characteristics of phrenic nerve palsy following pulmonary vein isolation with the second-generation as compared with the first-generation cryoballoon in 360 consecutive patients

Author(s) -

Alexander Fürnkranz,

Stefano Bordig,

Boris Schmidt,

Laura Perrotta,

Daniela Dugo,

Manuel De Lazzari,

Britta SchulteHahn,

Bernd Nowak,

J. K. R. Chun

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/euu320

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , balloon , pulmonary vein , isolation (microbiology) , phrenic nerve , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , biology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , optics

The second-generation cryoballoon (CB2) with increased surface cooling has recently become available. The aim was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of phrenic nerve palsy (PNP) during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the CB2 as compared with the first-generation balloon (CB1).

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