How to perform antral pulmonary venous isolation using the cryoballoon

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1452-1456

  Kojodjojo, Pipin ^a   Davies, D Wyn ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoenergy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTRAL PULMONARY VENOUS ISOLATION; BALLOON CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CRYOABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESOPHAGEAL ULCERATION; GROIN HEMATOMA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PUNCTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE; ULCER; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84855488265     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.06.017     Document Type: Review

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