Robotic navigation in catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Midterm efficacy and predictors of postablation arrhythmia recurrences

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 534-540

  Hlivák, Peter ^a,b   Mlčochová, Hanka ^a   Peichl, Petr ^a   Čihák, Robert ^a   Wichterle, Dan ^a   Kautzner, Josef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^b National Cardiovascular Institute   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; robotic navigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 79955915579     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01942.x     Document Type: Article

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