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Does a left common pulmonary trunk anatomy represent a real limitation for atrial fibrillation cryoablation success?

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The data generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

AF:

Atrial fibrillation

CBA:

Cryoballoon ablation

LCPT:

Left common pulmonary trunk

PV:

Pulmonary vein

PVI:

Pulmonary vein isolation

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  1. Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital (CHULN), Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal

    Joana Brito, Tiago Rodrigues, Pedro Silvério António, Afonso Nunes Ferreira, Gustavo Lima da Silva, Ana Bernardes, Céu Barreiros, João Ribeiro, Luís Carpinteiro, Nuno Cortez-Dias, Fausto J. Pinto & João de Sousa

  2. Cardiovascular Centre of the University of Lisbon (CCUL@RISE), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Joana Brito, Tiago Rodrigues, Pedro Silvério António, Afonso Nunes Ferreira, Gustavo Lima da Silva, Luís Carpinteiro, Nuno Cortez-Dias, Fausto J. Pinto & João de Sousa

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Drs. Cortez-Dias and Sousa received travel and consulting fees from Biosense Webster, Boston Scientific, and Abbott Medical. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclosure.

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Brito, J., Rodrigues, T., António, P.S. et al. Does a left common pulmonary trunk anatomy represent a real limitation for atrial fibrillation cryoablation success?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 1333–1335 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01537-5

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