Safety of atrial fibrillation ablation with novel multi-electrode array catheters on uninterrupted anticoagulation-a single-center experience

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-122

  Hayes, Christopher Ruslan ^a   Keane, David ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Multi electrode catheters; Uninterrupted warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREMEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREMEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 77953645517     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-009-9457-9     Document Type: Article

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