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Transcatheter Cryoablation

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 241))

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Since its introduction in the mid-1980s as an experimental treatment for cardiac arrhythmias in animal models, radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has become the procedure of choice for a wide variety of clinical arrhythmias. While the extent of coagulation and tissue necrosis induced by RF current application depends on a variety of factors, lesions created by hyperthermia unavoidably involve a certain degree of tissue destruction that increases the risk of aneurysmal dilatation, myocardial perforation, and thromboembolic events. Over the past two decades, hypothermia has been employed in the surgical management of arrhythmias. Among the advantages of this alternative form of energy are its non-thrombogenicity and preservation of underlying tissue architecture. Recently, percutaneous cryoablation catheters have been devised and transcatheter cryoablation is emerging as a promising alternative to RF ablation.

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Khairy, P., Dubuc, M. (2001). Transcatheter Cryoablation. In: Liem, L.B., Downar, E. (eds) Progress in Catheter Ablation. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 241. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9791-3_24

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