Comparison of ThermoCool® Surround Flow catheter versus ThermoCool® catheter in achieving persistent electrical isolation of pulmonary veins: A pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-273

  Bertaglia, Emanuele ^a,m   Fassini, Gaetano ^b   Anselmino, Matteo ^c,p   Stabile, Giuseppe ^d,n   Grandinetti, Giuseppe ^e,j   De Simone, Antonio ^f,l   Calò, Leonardo ^g,o   Pandozi, Claudio ^h   Pratola, Claudio ^i,k   Zoppo, Franco ^a,m   Tondo, Claudio ^b   Iuliano, Assunta ^d,n   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^c,p   Favale, Stefano ^j   Bertini, Matteo ^k   Marcantoni, Lina ^k   Rocca, Vincenzo La ^l   Turco, Pietro ^l   Brandolino, Glauco ^m   Ruvo, Ermenegildo De ^o   Sciarra, Luigi ^o   Ficili, Sabina ^h   Galeazzi, Marco ^h   Ferraris, Federico ^p   more..

^a Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^b CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f San Michele Clinic   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Casilino   (Italy)

^h SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^j POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^k Ospedale Sant'Anna   (Italy)

^l Casa di Cura San Michele   (Italy)

^m Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

ⁿ Capodimonte   (Italy)

^o Casilino Clinic   (Italy)

^p MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; irrigated tip catheter; pulmonary vein isolation; ThermoCool Surround Flow catheter

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84874734248     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12031     Document Type: Article

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