Pulmonary vein isolation after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation: Comparison between Lasso and three-dimensional electroanatomical assessment of complete electrical disconnection

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1706-1713

  Augello, Giuseppe ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Saviano, Massimo ^a   Crisa, Simonetta ^a   Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Ornago, Ombretta ^a   Zuffada, Francesca ^a   Santinelli, Vincenzo ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D mapping; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Lasso mapping; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 70649110072     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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