Initial experience of cryoballoon catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 386-390

  Chan, N Y ^a   Choy, C C ^a   Lau, C L ^a   Lo, Y K ^a   Chu, P S ^a   Yuen, H C ^a   Mok, N S ^a   Tsui, P T ^a   Lau, S T ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Atrial fibrillation; Balloon; Catheter ablation; Cryosurgery; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83155184019     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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