Results of short-term and long-term pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using duty-cycled bipolar and unipolar radiofrequency energy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-405

  Wieczorek, Marcus ^a   Hoeltgen, Reinhard ^a   Akin, Elvan ^a   Salili, Ali Reza ^a   Oral, Hakan ^b   Morady, Fred ^b  

^a Department of Electrophysiology Herzzentrum Duisburg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Duty cycled ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Unipolar bipolar ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950246414     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01640.x     Document Type: Article

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