Open AccessTime to –30°C as a predictor of acute success during cryoablation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Carlos Álvarez-Ortega,
Miguel A. Ruíz,
César Solórzano-Guillén,
Alberto Barrera,
Jorge ToqueroRamos,
Jesús Martı́nez-Alday,
Carlos Grande,
José Segura,
Arcadio Garcı́a-Alberola,
Pablo MoriñaVázquez,
Ángel FerrerodeLomaOsorio,
Roger Villuendas,
Rocío Cózar León,
María Fe Arcocha,
Alicia Ibáñez,
Rafaél Peinado
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2021.0135
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoablation , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein , confidence interval , odds ratio , cardiology , ablation , catheter ablation , surgery
Freezing rate of second-generation cryoballoon (CB) is a biophysical parameter that could assist pulmonary vein isolation. The aim of this study is to assess freezing rate (time to reach -30°C ([TT-30C]) as an early predictor of acute pulmonary vein isolation using the CB.