Cryoablation of cardiac arrhythmias / Audrius Bredikis, David Wilber.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of cardiac cryosurgery and cryoablation / Daniel L. Lustgarten -- Mechanisms of cryoablation / John G. Baust -- 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 -- Cryoablation effects on coronary arteries and veins / Audrius J. Bredikis -- Medtronic cryocath technology / Jeffrey Silver -- Boston scientific technology / Victoria Carr-Brendel -- Evolving concepts : near-critical cooling-based technologies / Peter J.H. Littrup and Alex Babkin -- Reversible Effects of cryoablation and atrioventricular node modification / Paul Khairy -- AVNRT cryoablation and comparison with RF ablation / Luc Jordaens -- Cryoablation of septal accessory pathways / Felipe Atienza and Jesus Almendral -- Cryoablation of atrial flutter / Peter S. Andrew and Annibale Montenero -- Focal cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Hung-Fat Tse -- Balloon-based cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Thomas Neumann -- 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 / Samuel J. Asirvatham -- Cryoablation in pediatrics / Bryan Canon -- Endocardial cryoablation of atrial fibrillation / Fiorenzo Gaita -- Cryosurgery for ventricular tachycardia / Jean-Marc Frapier.