Cool enough - Halving pulmonary vein isolation time with the cryoballoon catheter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 699-700

  Hussain, Sarah K ^a   Ferguson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoablation; phrenic nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE PARALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84878552396     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12149     Document Type: Note

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