Ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall facilitates mitral isthmus ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1207-1215

  Báez Escudero, José L ^a   Morales, Percy Francisco ^a   Dave, Amish S ^a   Sasaridis, Christine M ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^b   Okishige, Kaoru ^c   Valderrábano, Miguel ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY MINATO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Ethanol; Perimitral flutter; Vein of Marshall

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL ISTHMUS ABLATION; PERIMITRAL FLUTTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MYOCARDIUM; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY VEINS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84864483052     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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