AI Article Synopsis
- - New atrial flutter (AFL) can occur after procedures like pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and might be due to reconnection of pulmonary veins (PVs).
- - The study discusses a case series where cryoballoon ablation (CBA) was utilized to treat AFL that developed after PVI or the Maze procedure.
- - CBA effectively reisolated the PVs and terminated the AFL without needing extra treatment strategies, showcasing its potential as an effective solution.
Article Abstract
New atrial flutter (AFL) that arises after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) by catheter or surgical ablation can originate from reconnection of a pulmonary vein (PV). Reisolation of PVs with cryoballoon ablation (CBA) for treatment of peri-PV AFL after Maze or PVI has not previously been reported. The present case series describes use of CBA to treat post-PVI and post-Maze PV-dependent AFL. In these cases, CBA was used to reisolate the PVs and terminate AFL without requiring additional lesion sets for treatment of AFL.
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