Left atrial substrate ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using a large 28-mm cryoballoon

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-274

  Oswald, Hanno ^a   Gardiwal, Ajmal ^a   Lüsebrink, Ulrich ^a   Klein, Gunnar ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849098035     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02214.x     Document Type: Article

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