Initial experience with the high-density mesh ablation catheter for pulmonary vein isolation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1286-1293

  De Greef, Yves ^a,b   Stockman, Dirk ^a   Duytschaever, Mattias ^b,c   Vandekerckhove, Yves ^b   Tavernier, Rene ^b,c  

^a ZNA Middelheim   (Belgium)

^b General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Mapping; Single catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH DENSITY MESH ABLATION CATHETER; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349542919     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02494.x     Document Type: Article

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