Anatomic predictors of phrenic nerve injury in the setting of pulmonary vein isolation using the 28-mm second-generation cryoballoon

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5959344	Heart Rhythm	2016	30 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Preprocedural anatomic assessment of right PVs is useful in evaluating the risk of PNI. Ostial vein area and external RSPV-LA angle measurement showed excellent predictive value for PNI at the RSPV.

Keywords

RIPV Pulmonary vein anatomy RSPV SVC PVI RCT PNI phrenic nerve injury Pulmonary vein isolation superior vena cava Ablation computed tomography Left atrium pulmonary vein body mass index BMI Phrenic nerve Radiofrequency Atrial fibrillation right superior pulmonary vein right inferior pulmonary vein Cryoballoon

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Anatomic predictors of phrenic nerve injury in the setting of pulmonary vein isolation using the 28-mm second-generation cryoballoon

Authors

Erwin MD, Carlo MD, PhD, FHRS, Yukio MD, Vedran MD, Giacomo MD, Ghazala MD, Burak MD, Kaoru MD, PhD, Dries MD, Ronald PhD, Pedro MD, PhD, Gian-Battista MD, PhD,