Abstract
Pulmonary vein isolation is becoming the treatment of choice for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) that is refractory to drugs [1–3]. However, thromboembolic complications are an important limitation of this approach [4], occurring in up to 2.8% of the patients. Alternative energy sources such as cryoablation and ultrasound have the potential to improve the safety of the procedure by preventing disruption of the endothelial surface during energy delivery [5,6].
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Rossillo, A. et al. (2004). Risk Stratification and Prevention of Thromboembolism: What Is the Role of Intracardiac Echocardiography?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2003. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2137-2_27
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