Pulmonary vein reconnection after cryoballoon ablation: Back to the drawing board

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-192

  Liu, Christopher F ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON CATHETER; CRYOABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 74549172073     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.021     Document Type: Editorial

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