Rationale and design of the FreezeAF trial: A randomized controlled noninferiority trial comparing isolation of the pulmonary veins with the cryoballoon catheter versus open irrigated radiofrequency ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Luik, Armin ^a   Merkel, Matthias ^a   Hoeren, Danielle ^a   Riexinger, Tobias ^a   Kieser, Meinhard ^b   Schmitt, Claus ^a  

^a IV Medizinische Klinik des Staedtischen Klinkums Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOBALLOON CATHETER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING;

EID: 77950240803     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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