Pulmonary vein isolation in 2012: Is it necessary to perform a time consuming electrophysical mapping or should we focus on rapid and safe therapies? A retrospective analysis of different ablation tools

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Maagh, Petra ^a   Butz, Thomas ^b   Plehn, Gunnar ^a   Christoph, Arndt ^a   Meissner, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Different ablation tools; Fluoroscopy time; Procedure duration; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREND STUDY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIFFERENT ABLATION TOOLS; PROCEDURE DURATION, FLUOROSCOPY TIME, SAFETY.;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871354781     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.4771     Document Type: Article

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