Electrical reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation is contingent on contact force during initial treatment: Results from the EFFICAS i study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 327-333

  Neuzil, Petr ^a   Reddy, Vivek Y ^b   Kautzner, Josef ^c   Petru, Jan ^a   Wichterle, Dan ^c   Shah, Dipen ^d   Lambert, Hendrik ^e   Yulzari, Aude ^e   Wissner, Erik ^f   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^f  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^e Endosense SA   (Switzerland)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Contact force; Gaps

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER TIP SENSOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT FORCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATOR; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878091264     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000374     Document Type: Article

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