Cryoballoon Ablation as a Treatment for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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Chatyapha Sriprom
Supaluck Kanjanauthai
Anon Jantanukul
Kanok-on Chamnan
Atchara Pumsombat
Supattra Hongthongkham
Thanista Jerdnapaphan

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition recognized as atrium develops


disorganized and very fast electrical activity greater than 350 beats per


minute. Patients may present with palpitation, fatigue, syncope, congestive


heart failure or thromboembolic events. In patients with recurrent or


uncontrolled fibrillation, especially in paroxysmal AF, ablation becomes an option


of treatment for selected patients. To date, ablation can be performed by utilizing


radiofrequency energy or via cryoablation. Typically, radiofrequency catheter


ablation technique is used to create lines around pulmonary veins which


could take up to three or four hours for procedural time. In contrast, utilizing


cryoballoon ablation to create lines to isolate pulmonary veins can be


performed with procedural time two or three hours. Moreover, it could


reduce adverse events and improve patient safety. This article briefly reviewed


technical details of this procedure.

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Sriprom , C., Kanjanauthai , S., Jantanukul , A. ., Chamnan , K.- on ., Pumsombat , A., Hongthongkham , S. ., & Jerdnapaphan , T. (2022). Cryoballoon Ablation as a Treatment for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Lampang Medical Journal, 42(2), 74–79. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LMJ/article/view/260091
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