This article describes our current practice, clinical outcomes, and future directions
for the use of balloon cryoablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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Abbreviations:
AF (atrial fibrillation), PAF (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation), PNP (phrenic nerve palsy), PV (pulmonary vein)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 17, 2011
Accepted:
June 10,
2011
Received:
May 19,
2011
Footnotes
D. Wyn Davies is a consultant for Medtronic.
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© 2011 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
