Image integration increases efficacy of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: Results from the CartoMerge™ italian Registry

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1004-1010

  Bertaglia, Emanuele ^a   Bella, Paolo Della ^b   Tondo, Claudio ^c   Proclemer, Alessandro ^d   Bottoni, Nicola ^e   De Ponti, Roberto ^f   Landolina, Maurizio ^g   Bongiorni, Maria Grazia ^h   Corò, Leonardo ⁱ   Stabile, Giuseppe ^j   Russo, Antonio Dello ^c   Verlato, Roberto ^k   Mantica, Massimo ^l   Zoppo, Franco ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile di Mirano   (Italy)

^b CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^h CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^j Casa di Cura S Michele ^*  (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^l ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Image integration; Three dimensional mapping systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 68649118841     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup152     Document Type: Article

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