Pre-procedural proton pump inhibition is associated with fewer peri-oesophageal lesions after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation

Abstract Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoenergy is safe and efficient for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Pre-existing upper gastrointestinal (GI) pathologies have been shown to increase the risk for AF. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing incidental pathologies of the upper GI...

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Main Authors: F. Cordes, C. Ellermann, D. G. Dechering, G. Frommeyer, S. Kochhäuser, P. S. Lange, C. Pott, F. Lenze, I. Kabar, H. Schmidt, H. Ullerich, L. Eckardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83928-0