Monitoring pulmonary vein isolation using phased array intracardiac echocardiography in a patient with atrial fibrillation

Applied Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12 SUPPL. B, 2002, Pages 17-20

  Marrouche, Nassir F ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036962956     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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