Pulmonary vein isolation with a novel endoscopic ablation system using laser energy

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 995-1000

  Schade, Anja ^a   Krug, Joachim ^a   Szöllösi, Attila Geza ^a   El Tarahony, Mohammed ^a   Deneke, Thomas ^a  

^a Heart Center Bad Neustadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; endoscopic ablation system; laser balloon; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOSCOPIC LASER BALLOON ABLATION SYSTEM; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LASER; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ANGIOSCOPY; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84867063690     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.86     Document Type: Review

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