Selective segmental ostial ablation and circumferential pulmonary veins ablation. Results of an individualized strategy to cure refractory atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Tamborero, David ^a   Mont, Lluis ^a,b   Molina, Irma ^a   Matiello, Maria ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Sitges, Marta ^a   Perea, Rosario Jesús ^a   De Caralt, Teresa M ^a   Vidal, Barbara ^a   Zamorano, Nibaldo ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE SEGMENTAL OSTIAL ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY VEINS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547173557     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9129-6     Document Type: Article

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