A novel cryoballoon technique for mapping and isolating pulmonary veins: A feasibility and efficacy study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 626-631

  Tang, Min ^a,b   Kriatselis, Charalampos ^a   Nedios, Sotiris ^a   Ye, Gang ^c   Roser, Mathias ^a   Fleck, Eckard ^a   Gerds Li, Jin Hong ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOBALLOON CATHETERIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETERIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COHORT STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952643364     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01668.x     Document Type: Article

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