Segmental pulmonary vein ablation: Success rates with and without exclusion of areas adjacent to the esophagus

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 652-659

  Kettering, Klaus ^a   Weig, Hans Joerg ^b   Busch, Mathias ^b   Laszlo, Roman ^b   Schreieck, Juergen ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44349185484     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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