Right ventricular rapid pacing in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: A novel application for cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 493-500

  Chun, K R Julian ^a   Fürnkranz, Alexander ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Metzner, Andreas ^a   Tilz, Roland ^a   Zerm, Thomas ^a   Köster, Ilka ^a   Koektuerk, Buelent ^a   Konstantinidou, Melanie ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Right ventricular rapid pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68649096336     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0031-3     Document Type: Article

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