Long-term outcomes after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation: Results from a prospective study in 605 patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1707-1712

  Vogt, Jürgen ^a   Heintze, Johannes ^a   Gutleben, Klaus J ^a   Muntean, Bogdan ^a   Horstkotte, Dieter ^a   Nölker, Georg ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

cryoballoon ablation; observational study; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON SIZE; CATHETER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; VEIN DIAMETER;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876280764     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.09.033     Document Type: Article

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