Role of the vein of Marshall in atrial fibrillation recurrences after catheter ablation: Therapeutic effect of ethanol infusion

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 583-591

  Dave, Amish S ^a   Báez Escudero, José L ^a   Sasaridis, Christine ^a   Hong, Thomas E ^a   Rami, Tapan ^a   Valderrábano, Miguel ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Ethanol; Perimitral flutter; Pulmonary vein; Vein of Marshall

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN; VEIN OF MARSHALL;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84862234999     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02268.x     Document Type: Article

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