Risks and benefits of an open irrigation tip catheter in intensive radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 644-649

  Hwang, Eui Seock ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Park, Sang Weon ^b   Park, Jong Sung ^a   Joung, Boyoung ^a   Choi, Donghoon ^a   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Irrigation tip catheter

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; PRO ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN IRRIGATION TIP CATHETER; PATIENT MONITORING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950687053     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0703     Document Type: Article

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