Acute and clinical effects of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1277-1280

  Malmborg, Helena ^a   Lönnerholm, Stefan ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOBALLOON ISOLATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATIC PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249110821     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun286     Document Type: Article

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