Medium-term results of cryoballoon ablation of the pulmonary veins in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. First experience of a Spanish center

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-196

  Ferrero De Loma Osorio, Ángel ^a   Izquierdo De Francisco, Maite ^a   Martínez Brotons, Angel ^a   Sánchez Gómez, Juan M ^a   Mascarell Gregori, Beatriz ^a   Ruiz Ros, Vicente ^a   Cuenca Romero, Isabel ^a   García Civera, Roberto ^a   Chorro Gascó, Francisco J ^a   Ruiz Granell, Ricardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Cryothermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SPAIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879907362     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9797-3     Document Type: Article

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