Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation using an irrigated-tip catheter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 945-947

  Horlitz, Marc ^a   Schley, Philipp ^a   Shin, Dong In ^a   Ghouzi, Ammar ^a   Müller, Michael ^a   Sause, Armin ^a   Reiner, Christian ^a   Ketteler, Thomas ^a   Klein, Rolf Michael ^a   Gülker, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5344226267     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.037     Document Type: Article

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