A novel double cryoballoon strategy in persistent atrial fibrillation: A pilot study

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 777-785

  Schmidt, Martin ^a   Dorwarth, Uwe ^a   Straube, Florian ^a   Wankerl, Michael ^a   Krieg, Jürgen ^a   Leber, Alexander W ^a   Ebersberger, Hans Ullrich ^a   Daccarett, Marcos ^b   Huber, Armin ^c   Rummeny, Ernst ^c   Hoffmann, Ellen ^a  

^a Chirurgische Klinik Munchen Bogenhausen   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Double balloon strategy; Persistent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CRYOBALLOON; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HOLTER MONITOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869110538     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-012-0456-y     Document Type: Article

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