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Acute Hemodynamic and Tissue Effects of Cryoballoon Ablation on Pulmonary Vessels: The IVUS‐Cryo Study

BACKGROUND: Cryoballoon‐based pulmonary vein isolation (CB‐PVI) has been widely used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Although generally safe and effective, the procedure may be associated with pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis and bronchial or esophageal injury. The mechanisms leading to these...

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Autores principales: Baran, Jakub, Lewandowski, Paweł, Smarż, Krzysztof, Sikorska, Agnieszka, Zaborska, Beata, Kułakowski, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5669196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28649087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.005988