Cryoablation of cardiac arrhythmias / by Audrius J. Bredikis, David J. Wilber.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of cardiac cryosurgery and cryoablation / Daniel L. Lustgarten -- Mechanisms of cryoablation / Kristi K. Snyder ... [et al.] -- Factors that determinine cryolesion formation and cryolesion characteristics / Audrius J. Bredikis and David J. Wilber -- Canine model of esophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation : comparison of cryothermal, radiofrequency, and ultrasound ablation injury / Hiroshi Nakagawa ... [et al.] -- Cryoablation effects on pulmonary veins in experimental settings / Mauricio Arruda ... [et al.] -- Cryoablation effects on coronary arteries and veins / Audrius J. Bredikis -- Medtronic cryocath technology / Jeffrey Silver ... [et al.] -- Boston scientific technology / Victoria Carr-Brendel and Joann Heberer -- Evolving concepts : near-critical cooling-based technologies / Peter J. Littrup and Alex Babkin -- Reversible effects of cryoablation and atrioventricular node modification / Frédéric Franceschi, Marc Dubuc, and Paul Khairy -- AVNRT cryoablation and comparison with RF ablation / Luc Jordaens ... [et al.] -- Cryoablation of septal accessory pathways / Felipe Atienza and Jesus Almendral -- Cryoablation of atrial flutter / Peter S. Andrew and Annibale S. Montenero -- Focal cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Chung-Wah Siu and Hung-Fat Tse -- Balloon-based cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Thomas Neumann and Malte Kuniss -- Cryocatheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia / Heinz T. Pitschner and Damir Erkapic -- Role of cryoablation for superior vena cava isolation and ablation of inappropriate sinus tachycardia / John Roshan ... [et al.] -- Cryoablation in pediatrics / Bryan Canon -- Endocardial cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Fiorenzo Gaita ... [et al.] -- Cryosurgery for ventricular tachycardia / Jean-Marc Frapier ... [et al.]