Catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A randomized comparison between multielectrode catheter and point-by-point ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1039-1046

  Bulava, Alan ^a   Haniš, Jiří ^a   Sitek, David ^a   Ošmera, Ondřej ^a   Karpianus, Dan ^a   Šnorek, Michal ^a   Řehouǎková, Kateřina ^a   Toušek, František ^a   Pešl, Ladislav ^a  

^a eské Bud jovice Hospital a s   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; multipolar circular ablation catheter; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CZECH REPUBLIC; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956308846     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02807.x     Document Type: Article

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