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Boston Sci issues safety recall for POLARx cryoablation catheters
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has issued a correction recall for its POLARx and POLARx FIT cryoablation balloon catheters over concerns that they may cause serious esophageal injuries or even death.
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Alternative Energy Sources for the Ablation of Arrhythmias
Guided by fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography, a balloon is advanced into ... Compared with other ablation techniques, catheter cryoablation may facilitate stable tissue targeting ...
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Cryoablation versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: Patient Pain Perception and Operator Stress
A 7-Fr 6-mm-tip CRYO catheter (Freezor Xtra, Cryocath Technologies) was used. The procedure was performed under local anesthesia (2% lignocaine) without sedation. Cryomapping was carried out at ...