Improved procedural efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation using the novel second-generation cryoballoon

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 492-497

  Fürnkranz, Alexander ^a   Bordignon, Stefano ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Gunawardene, Melanie ^a   Schulte Hahn, Britta ^a   Urban, Verena ^a   Bode, Frank ^b   Nowak, Bernd ^a   Chun, Julian K R ^a  

^a CARDIOANGIOLOGISCHES CENTRUM BETHANIEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoballoon; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SHORT LASTING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84876943025     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12082     Document Type: Article

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