Experience with the Hansen robotic system for atrial fibrillation ablation - Lessons learned and techniques modified: Hansen in the real world

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1193-1196

  Wazni, Oussama M ^a   Barrett, Conor ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Shaheen, Mazen ^a   Tarakji, Khaldoun ^a   Baranowski, Bryan ^a   Hussein, Ayman ^a   Callahan, Thomas ^a   Dresing, Thomas ^a   Bhargava, Mandeep ^a   Kanj, Mohamed ^a   Tchou, Patrick ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a   Saliba, Walid ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheters; Complications; Mapping; Pulmonary vein isolation; Robotic ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; HEPARIN; THROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROBOTICS; STENT; STOMACH PARESIS; THORAX PAIN; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR DISEASES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 70350589325     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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