Gian-Battista Chierchia, Ruben Casado-Arroyo, Carlo de Asmundis, Moises Rodriguez-Manero, Andrea Sarkozy, Giulio Conte, Juan Sieira, Moises Levinstein, Giannis Baltogiannis, Giacomo di Giovanni, Ingrid Overeinder, Salvatore Ocello, Eligio Rosas, Francesco Isola, Pedro Brugada
BACKGROUND: Cryoballoon ablation (CBA) (Arctic Front, Medtronic, USA) has proven very effective in achieving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Different transseptal (TS) puncture sites might influence CBA procedure. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of different TS puncture sites (anterior, medial and posterior) on the acute and midterm outcomes of CBA in a series of patients undergoing PVI for drug resistant AF. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total 103 patients (78 males, mean age: 57 ± 13 years) formed the study group...
October 9, 2013: International Journal of Cardiology