Cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: State of the art 10 years after its invention

Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Sorgente, Antonio ^a,b   Chierchia, Gian B ^a   de Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Capulzini, Lucio ^a   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon ablation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CRYOABLATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650015011     PISSN: 15748901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157489010793351917     Document Type: Article

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