Risks of pulmonary vein isolation by radiofrequency for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A single centre experience of the first 200 patients;Risques liés à l'isolement par radiofréquence des veines pulmonaires pour le traitement de la fibrillation auriculaire paroxystique: Expérience monocentrique des 200 premiers patients

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 771-774

  Albenque, Jean Paul ^a   Boveda, S ^a   Henguelle, O ^a   Combes, N ^a   Belhocine, M ^a   Dongay, B ^a   Hocini, M ^b   Besse, J ^a   Quedreux, J F ^a   Donzeau, J P ^a  

^a CLINIQUE PASTEUR   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33846837222     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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