Open AccessEccentric scar formation around a pulmonary vein after cryo‐balloon ablation in a patient with atrial fibrillation: A case report
Author(s) -
Kiuchi Kunihiko,
Fukuzawa Koji,
Matsumoto Akinori
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/j.joa.2016.01.007
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , pulmonary vein , atrial fibrillation , radiofrequency ablation , magnetic resonance imaging , balloon , cryoablation , radiology , cardiology
Abstract The impact of a cryoballoon ablation is reported to be similar to that of a radiofrequency (RF) ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE‐MRI) could visualize the scar region induced by the cryoballoon ablation as well as RF ablation. Cryoballoon ablation could induce extensive scar lesions around the PVs. However, the distribution of the scar lesions after the cryoballoon ablation has not been well discussed. We, herein, described a case with an eccentric scar distribution after cryoballoon ablation.