Pulmonary vein anatomy and long-term outcome after multi-electrode pulmonary vein isolation with phased radiofrequency energy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1557-1561

  Mulder, Anton A W ^a   Wijffels, Maurits C E F ^a   Wever, Eric F D ^a   Boersma, Lucas V A ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIELECTRODE PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION CATHETER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHASED RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054957546     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur236     Document Type: Article

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