Irrigated-tip catheter ablation of pulmonary veins for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1067-1073

  Macle, Laurent ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Weerasooriya, Rukshen ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Shah, Dipen C ^a   Choi, Kee Joon ^a   Scavée, Christophe ^a   Raybaud, Florence ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrium; Fibrillation; Irrigated tip catheter ablation; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036851340     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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