Adenosine testing after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation improves long-term clinical outcome

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 447-455

  Van Belle, Y L E ^a   Janse, P A ^a   de Groot, N M S ^a   Anne W ^a   Theuns, D A M J ^a   Jordaens, L J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ablation; Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; MALE; MIGRAINE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869800181     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0319-1     Document Type: Article

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