Acute and long-term clinical outcome after endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation: Results from the first prospective, multicenter study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-13

  Metzner, Andreas ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^b   Chun, Julian ^b   Hindricks, Gerhard ^c   Piorkowski, Christopher ^c   Ouyang, Feifan ^a,b   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CARDIOANGIOLOGISCHES CENTRUM BETHANIEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; endoscopic balloon; laser energy; pericardial tamponade; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPIC ABLATION SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPIC PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; TELEMONITORING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871953765     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02427.x     Document Type: Article

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