Pulmonary vein isolation by high intensity focused ultrasound

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Schmidt, Boris ^a   Chun, K R Julian ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Antz, Matthias ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound; Phrenic nerve palsy; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE PARALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REVIEW; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN PERFORATION;

EID: 34547874987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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