Inner lumen mapping catheter-facilitated big cryoballoon treatment for atrial fibrillation shortens procedural duration and fluoroscopic exposure with comparable mid-term efficacy

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-177

  Chan, Ngai Yin ^a   Yuen, Ho Chuen ^a   Chu, Pui Shan ^a   Choy, Chi Chung ^a   Chow, Hoi Fan ^a   Fong, Ho Fai ^a   Lau, Chun Leung ^a   Lo, Ying Keung ^a   Tsui, Ping Tim ^a   Lau, Suet Ting ^a   Mok, Ngai Shing ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoablation; Cryoballoon; Mapping catheter; Procedural duration; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GROIN HEMATOMA; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NECK HEMATOMA; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC CATHETERS; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; PULMONARY VEINS; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879960833     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9786-6     Document Type: Article

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