Are balloon based strategies better than conventional radiofrequency catheter ablation: Exploring new frontiers in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Fuernkranz, Alexander ^a   Chun, Julian ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON CATHETER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE INJURY; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW;

EID: 77951141810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.v1i5.521     Document Type: Review

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