Pulmonary vein stenosis by ostial irrigated-tip ablation: Incidence, time course, and prediction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-164

  Pürerfellner, Helmut ^a,b   Cihal, Rudolf ^a   Aichinger, Josef ^a   Martinek, Martin ^a   Nesser, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 0037306486     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02255.x     Document Type: Article

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