Prevalence of pulmonary vein disconnection after anatomical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Consequences of wide atrial encircling of the pulmonary veins

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 696-704

  Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Hsu, Li Fern ^a   Weerasoriya, Rukshen ^a   Scavée, Christophe ^a   Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Rotter, Martin ^a   Raybaud, Florence ^a   Made, Laurent ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Electrophysiology; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN DISCONNECTION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VEIN INJURY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 20244387978     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi096     Document Type: Article

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