Acute and long-term results of PVI at antrum using a novel high-density mapping catheter without help of 3D electro-anatomic mapping in patients with paroxysmal and chronic atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Neumann, Thomas ^a   Kuniss, Malte ^a   Erkapic, Damir ^a   Zaltsberg, Sergey ^a   Berkowitsch, Alexander ^a   Pajitnev, Dimitri ^a   Wojcik, Maciej ^a   Janin, Sebastien ^a   Hamm, Christian W ^a   Pitschner, Heinz F ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Circumferential pulmonary antrum isolation; Conventional; High density mapping; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOG RANK TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PARALYSIS; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STENT; STROKE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953623229     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9459-7     Document Type: Article

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