Remote robotic catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: How fast is it learned and what benefits can be earned?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Rillig, Andreas ^a   Meyerfeldt, Udo ^a   Birkemeyer, Ralf ^a   Treusch, Fabian ^a   Kunze, Markus ^a   Miljak, Tomislav ^a   Zvereva, Vlada ^a   Jung, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Learning experience; Pulmonary vein isolation; Remote robotic catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REMOTE SENSING; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049421746     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-010-9510-8     Document Type: Article

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