Balloon Anchor Technique for Cryoballoon Ablation in Challenging Right Inferior Pulmonary Veins
The Balloon Anchor Technique is a simple, reproducible, and safe adjunct to cryoballoon ablation that enables reliable RIPV isolation in patients with challenging pulmonary vein anatomy. This strategy may broaden the applicability of cryoballoon ablation and represents a valuable option when conventional techniques are insufficient, with potential implications for other energy-based ablation technologies.
Authors
- Sinan İşçen
- Tolga Han Efe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-9679)
- Özcan Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-3271)
- Yunus Öz
- Hamza Sunman
- Engin Algül
- Haluk Furkan Şahan
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.70251
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00