The permanency of pulmonary vein isolation using a balloon cryoablation catheter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 731-737

  Ahmed, Humera ^a   Neuzil, Petr ^b   Skoda, Jan ^b   D'Avila, Andre ^a   Donaldson, David M ^c   Laragy, Margaret C ^c   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoablation; pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN SURGERY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETERIZATION; CRYOSURGERY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEVICES; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETERIZATION; CRYOSURGERY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954062048     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01703.x     Document Type: Article

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