Anatomical extent of pulmonary vein isolation after cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: Comparison between the 23 and 28 mm balloons

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-166

  Chierchia, Gian B ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Sorgente, Antonio ^a   Paparella, Gaetano ^a   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   Müller Burri, Stephan Andreas ^a   Capulzini, Lucio ^a   Yazaki, Yoshinao ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; cryoballoon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON EMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; BELGIUM; CATHETERS; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953653668     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328341d023     Document Type: Article

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