Computed tomography-fluoroscopy image integration-guided catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-414

  Sra, Jasbir ^a,b   Narayan, Girish ^a   Krum, David ^a   Malloy, Angela ^a   Cooley, Ryan ^a   Bhatia, Atul ^a   Dhala, Anwer ^a   Blanck, Zalmen ^a   Nangia, Vikram ^a   Akhtar, Masood ^a  

^a AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; CT imaging; Fluoroscopy; Registration

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947208023     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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