Successful transseptal puncture and cryoballoon pulmonary vein ssolation in adverse anatomy interrupted inferior caval vein and azygos continuation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Julian Chun, K R ^a   Metzner, Andreas ^a   Kivelitz, D ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON EMBOLIZATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; CRYOBALLOON PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; PUNCTURES; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 74549173573     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.874297     Document Type: Article

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