Normal pulmonary veins anatomy is associated with better AF-free survival after cryoablation as compared to atypical anatomy with common left pulmonary vein

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 837-843

  Kubala, Maciej ^a   Hermida, Jean Sylvain ^a   Nadji, Georges ^a   Quenum, Serge ^a   Traulle, Sarah ^a   Jarry, Geneviève ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac tomography imaging; Common left pulmonary vein; Cryoablation; Pulmonary vein anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMMON LEFT PULMONARY VEIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN CRYOABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860413713     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03070.x     Document Type: Article

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