Open AccessPhrenic nerve injury during ablation with the second-generation cryoballoon: analysis of the temperature drop behaviour in a large cohort of patients
Author(s) -
Giacomo Mugnai,
Carlo de Asmundis,
Vedran Velagić,
Burak Hünük,
Erwin Ströker,
Kristel Wauters,
Ghazala Irfan,
Ingrid Overeinder,
Ebru Hacioğlu,
Jaime Hernández-Ojeda,
Jan Poelaert,
Christian Verborgh,
Gaetano Paparella,
Pedro Brugada,
GianBattista Chierchia
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/euv346
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , drop (telecommunication) , ablation , phrenic nerve , surgery , anesthesia , telecommunications , computer science , respiratory system
The present study sought to analyse the relationship between the temperature drop during the cryoenergy application and the occurrence of phrenic nerve injury (PNI) in a large cohort of patients having undergone second-generation cryoballoon ablation (CB-A).
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