Short- and long-term experience in pulmonary vein segmental ostial ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-16

  Pürerfellner, Helmut ^a   Aichinger, J ^a   Martinek, M ^a   Nesser, H J ^a   Janssen, J ^b  

^a Academic Teaching Hospital   (Austria)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30544438251     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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