Epicardial Cryoablation and the Heat-Sink Problem

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 N Saint Clair St, Arkes Pavilion, Ste 730, Chicago, IL 60601. Electronic address: jamescoxmd@aol.com.

Comment

James L Cox. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;114(4):1523.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.018. Epub 2021 Dec 11.

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 N Saint Clair St, Arkes Pavilion, Ste 730, Chicago, IL 60601. Electronic address: jamescoxmd@aol.com.

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Cryosurgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Physiologic Basis for Creating Optimal Cryolesions.
Cox JL, Malaisrie SC, Churyla A, Mehta C, Kruse J, Kislitsina ON, McCarthy PM. Cox JL, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):354-362. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.114. Epub 2021 May 1. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 33279545 Review.
Can Epicardial Ablation Create Optimal Cryolesions?
Masroor S. Masroor S. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Oct;114(4):1522-1523. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.048. Epub 2021 Dec 7. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022. PMID: 34883084 No abstract available.