Reduced fluoroscopy during atrial fibrillation ablation: Benefits of robotic guided navigation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-12

  Steven, Daniel ^a   Servatius, Helge ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Hoffmann, Boris ^a   Drewitz, Imke ^a   MÜllerleile, Kai ^a   Sultan, Arian ^a   Aydin, Muhammet Ali ^a   Meinertz, Thomas ^a   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Fluoroscopy; Robotic navigation; X ray

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOTIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM; ROBOTICS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72949109521     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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