Improved in vivo performance of second-generation cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 919-925

  Coulombe, Nicolas ^a   Paulin, Jaime ^b   Su, Wilber ^c  

^a Medtronic CryoCath LP ^*  (Canada)

^b Medtronic Physiological Research Laboratories   (United States)

^c Arizona Heart Rhythm Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Front Advance; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoballoon; isolation; pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON; BRAIN; COOLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYOBALLOON; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; LUNG; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; FLUOROSCOPY; PULMONARY VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880628001     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12157     Document Type: Article

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