New technologies in atrial fibrillation Ablation

Circulation

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1533-1541

  Burkhardt, J David ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a Executive Medical Director   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CRYOABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODE; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LASER SURGERY; NERVE INJURY; PERFORATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS;

EID: 70350134026     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.858233     Document Type: Article

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