Influence of the anatomic characteristics of the pulmonary vein ostium, the learning curve, and the use of a steerable sheath on success of pulmonary vein isolation with a novel multielectrode ablation catheter

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-340

  Brunelli, Michele ^a,b   Raffa, Santi ^a   Große, Anett ^a   Wauters, Kristel ^a   Menoni, Stefania ^c   Schreiber, Matthias ^a   Geller, J Christoph ^a  

^a ZENTRALKLINIK BAD BERKA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Catheter ablation; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein ablation catheter (PVAC); Pulmonary vein isolation; Steerable sheath

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION CATHETER; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OSTIUM; VEIN DIAMETER;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857876811     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur333     Document Type: Article

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