Cooled-tip vs. 8 mm-tip catheter for circumferential pulmonary vein ablation: Comparison of efficacy, safety, and lesion extension

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 955-960

  Matiello, Maria ^a   Mont, Lluis ^a   Tamborero, David ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Benito, Begoña ^a   Gonzalez, Eric ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CREATINE KINASE; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

8 MM TIP CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLED TIP CATHETER; DYSPHAGIA; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48749118124     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun144     Document Type: Article

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