Esophageal endoscopy results after pulmonary vein isolation using the single big cryoballoon technique

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 869-874

  FÜrnkranz, Alexander ^a,b   Chun, K R Julian ^a   Metzner, Andreas ^a   Nuyens, Dieter ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Burchard, Andre ^a   Tilz, Roland ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoballoon; esophagus; pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FREEZING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BIG CRYOBALLOON TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955240556     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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