Successful ablation of epicardial arrhythmias with cryoenergy after failed attempts with radiofrequency energy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-112

  Di Biase, Luigi ^a,b   Saliba, Walid I ^c   Natale, Andrea ^a,d,e  

^a TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoenergy; Epicardial arrhythmia; Radiofrequency energy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149476931     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.030     Document Type: Article

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