Pulmonary vein isolation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Conventional versus multi-electrode radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Beukema, Rypko J ^a   Elvan, Arif ^a   Smit, Jaap Jan J ^a   Delnoy, Peter Paul H M ^a   Misier, Anand R Ramdat ^a   Reddy, Vivek ^b  

^a Isala Klinieken ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Zena and Michael A Weiner Cardiovascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Catheter ablation; Fibrillation; Lung; Veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CATHETER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG VEIN ISOLATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTI ELECTRODE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864648442     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9653-2     Document Type: Article

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