Recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after cryoisolation of the pulmonary veins. Is a "redo" procedure using the cryoballoon useful?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-295

  Schade, Anja ^a   Langbein, Anke ^a   Spehl, Susanne ^a   Barth, Sebastian ^a   Deneke, Thomas ^a   Groschup, Guido ^a   Koller, Marcus L ^a   Schumacher, Burghard ^a  

^a Heart and Vascular Center Bad Neustadt Saale   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryoballoon; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein reisolation; Reconduction

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHRENIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879265341     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9725-y     Document Type: Article

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