Single cryothermia applications of less than five minutes produce permanent cavotricuspid isthmus block in humans

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 594-599

  Manusama, Randy ^a   Timmermans, Carl ^a   Philippens, Suzanne ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a   Ayers, Gregory M ^b   Rodriguez, Luz Maria ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CryoCor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Cryoablation

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 6344233824     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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