Pulmonary vein electrophysiology during cryoballoon ablation as a predictor for procedural success

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-211

  Dorwarth, Uwe ^a   Schmidt, Martin ^a   Wankerl, Michael ^a   Krieg, Juergen ^a   Straube, Florian ^a   Hoffmann, Ellen ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryoablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Real time pulmonary vein conduction recording

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON DILATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855574433     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9585-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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