Atrial fibrillation ablation: A single center comparison between remote magnetic navigation, cryoballoon and conventional manual pulmonary vein isolation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 486-495

  Sorgente, Antonio ^a,b   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   Capulzini, Lucio ^a   Yazaki, Yoshinao ^a   Muller Burri, Andreas ^a   Bayrak, Fatih ^a   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   de Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Paparella, Gaetano ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Remote magnetic navigation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REMOTE MAGNETIC ASSISTED CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 78650812213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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