Segmental pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation: New insights from the high density mesh mapper technique in an electrophysiologically guided approach

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-192

  Meissner, Axel ^a   Van Bracht, Marc ^a   Schrage, Max Olav ^a   Christ, Martin ^a   Trappe, Hans Joachim ^a   Maagh, Petra ^a   Perings, Christian Andreas ^b   Butz, Thomas ^a   Plehn, Gunnar ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Ruhr Universität Bochum ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrium; Fibrillation; Mesh mapper; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIGH DENSITY MESH MAPPER CATHETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SEGMENTAL OSTIAL ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749092708     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9365-z     Document Type: Article

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