Ablation of atrial fibrillation in humans using a balloon-based ablation system: Identification of the site of phrenic nerve damage using pacing maneuvers and CARTO

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1242-1245

  Antz, Matthias ^a   Chun, K R Julian ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical: cardiac mapping three dimensional systems; Clinical: catheter ablation non RF energy sources; Clinical: catheter ablation atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; DEVICE; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BALLOON DILATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE;

EID: 33750048706     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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