The influence of the technology on the success of the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation—single center experience

Cor et Vasa

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages e393-e400

  Bulava, Alan ^a,b,c   Haniš, Jiří ^a  

^a Hospital Ceske Budejovice   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

3D mapping systems; Comparison of technologies; Duty cycled radiofrequency energy; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein ablation catheter; Robotic technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; GROIN HEMATOMA; GROIN INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN INJURY; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84870053687     PISSN: 00108650     EISSN: 18037712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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