Ipsilateral pulmonary vein isolation performed by a single continuous circular lesion: Role of pulmonary vein mapping during ablation

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 935-941

  Fürnkranz, Alexander ^a   Julian, Julian K R Chun ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Wohlmuth, Peter ^a   Tilz, Roland ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Mapping; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959722133     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur067     Document Type: Article

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