A comparison of open irrigated and non-irrigated tip catheter ablation for pulmonary vein isolation

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-335

  Thomas, Stuart P ^a   Aggarwal, Gunjan ^a   Boyd, Anita C ^a   Jin, Yuanzhe ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cooled tip; Irrigated tip; Pulmonary vein isolation; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142672759     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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