Prospective validation of phased array intracardiac echocardiography for the assessment of atrial mechanical function during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-409

  Rotter, Martin ^a   Sanders, P ^a   Jais P ^a   Hocini, M ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Hsu, L F ^a   Sacher, F ^a   Rostock, T ^a   Haissaguerre M ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644524390     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064295     Document Type: Article

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