Comparison of effects on coagulation and inflammatory markers using a duty-cycled bipolar and unipolar radiofrequency pulmonary vein ablation catheter vs. a cryoballoon catheter for pulmonary vein isolation

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 798-804

  Malmborg, Helena ^a   Christersson, Christina ^a   Lönnerholm, Stefan ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Coagulation; Cryoballoon; PVAC

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; PADGEM PROTEIN; PROTHROMBIN; TROPONIN I; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COAGULATION; CRYOBALLOON; PVAC;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878284944     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus411     Document Type: Article

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