Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: state of the art 10 years after its invention.

Title:	Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: state of the art 10 years after its invention.
Author(s):	Sorgente, A. Chierchia, G.B. Asmundis, C. de Capulzini, L. Sarkozy, A. Brugada, P.
Publication year:	2010
Document type:	Article / Letter to editor
Journal:	Recent patents on cardiovascular drug discovery
ISSN:	1574-8901
Volume:	vol. 5
Issue:	iss. 3
Start page:	p. 177
End page:	p. 183
Abstract:	The present review will discuss the technical aspects of a new patent invented in 1999 which allows cryoballoon ablation, an emerging technology used for the non pharmacological treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. A general evaluation of the safety and the reliability of the technique will be given together with an overview on its short and midterm outcome. Finally future directions of the technology and its possible implementation will be briefly treated.
Subject:	NCEBP 14: Cardiovascular diseases
Organization:	UMCN Extern Cardiology
Appears in Collections:	Academic bibliography

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