A randomised comparison of Cartomerge vs. NavX fusion in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: The CAVERN trial

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-169

  Finlay, Malcolm C ^a   Hunter, Ross J ^a   Baker, Victoria ^a   Richmond, Laura ^a   Goromonzi, Farai ^a   Thomas, Glyn ^a   Rajappan, Kim ^a   Duncan, Edward ^a   Tayebjee, Muzahir ^a   Dhinoja, Mehul ^a   Sporton, Simon ^a   Earley, Mark J ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D mapping; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Image integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SINUS RHYTHM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864036781     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9632-7     Document Type: Article

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