Why the study?
Does cryoenergy ablation cause coronary artery obstruction or intimal plaque formation in growing myocardium?
Population
10 piglets (age: 6 weeks, body weight: 14-18 kg)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
up to 6 months
Authors
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Supports further exploration of cryoenergy near coronaries in pediatric models; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does cryoenergy ablation cause coronary artery obstruction or intimal plaque formation in growing myocardium?
Cryoablation appears safe for growing myocardium in a pediatric preclinical model, showing no evidence of subsequent coronary artery obstruction or intimal plaque formation.
Kriebel et al. (2009) studied this question.