Comparison between a 7 French 6 MM tip cryothermal catheter and a 9 French 8 MM tip cryothermal catheter for cryoablation treatment of common atrial flutter

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Montenero, Annibale S ^a,c   Bruno, Nicola ^a   Antonelli, Andrea ^a   Mangiameli, Daniele ^a   Barbieri, Luca ^a   Andrew, Peter ^b   Zumbo, Francesco ^a  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

^c Divisione di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial flutter; Catheter; Cryo; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844432377     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-005-0353-7     Document Type: Article

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