Difference in tissue temperature change between two cryoballoons

Autor: Shigeru Saito, Masato Murakami, Takahiro Hayashi, Kiyotaka Iwasaki, Kohei Hamada, Jumpei Takada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Open Heart, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2053-3624
DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002426
Popis: Background Cryoballoon ablation, especially Arctic Front Advance Pro (AFA-Pro) (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), has been widely recognised as a standard approach to atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, Boston Scientific has released a novel cryoballoon system (POLARx). Despite comparable acute clinical outcomes of these two cryoballoons, the recent study reported a higher complication rate, especially for phrenic nerve palsy, with POLARx. However, their impact on biological tissue remains unclear.Objective The purpose of our study is to evaluate temperature change of biological tissue during cryoablation of each cryoballoon using a porcine experimental model.Method A tissue-based pulmonary vein model was constructed from porcine myocardial tissue and placed on a stage designed to simulate pulmonary vein anatomy and venous flow. Controlled cryoablations of AFA-Pro and POLARx were performed in this model to evaluate the tissue temperature. A temperature sensor was set behind the muscle and cryoballoon ablation was performed after confirming the occlusion of pulmonary vein with cryoballoon.Results The mean tissue nadir temperature during cryoablation with AFA-Pro was −41.5°C±4.9°C, while the mean tissue nadir temperature during cryoablation with POLARx was −58.4°C±5.9°C (p
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