Transseptal approach for left atrial arrhythmia ablation in patients with valve prostheses

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Barbato, Gaetano ^a   Pergolini, Francesco ^a   Carinci, Valeria ^a   Di Pasquale, Giuseppe ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial transseptal puncture; Catheter ablation; Heart valve prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL SEPTUM; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40049098131     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280c8529c     Document Type: Article

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