Does the age affect the fluoroscopy-guided transseptal puncture in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1506-1510

  Hu, Yu Feng ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a   Chang, Shih Lin ^a   Lo, Li Wei ^a   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Udyavar, Ameya R ^a   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Atrial fibrillation; Transseptal puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; PUNCTURE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36649010430     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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