Comparison of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary veins in 40 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A case-control study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1343-1348

  Linhart, Markus ^a   Bellmann, Barbara ^a   Mittmann Braun, Erica ^a   Schrickel, Jan W ^a   Bitzen, Alexander ^a   AndriÉ, René ^a   Yang, Alexander ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Lickfett, Lars ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryoballoon ablation; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein ablation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450215228     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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