Lessons from radiofrequency redo-procedure after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2009-2013

  Godin, Bénédicte ^a   Savoure, Arnaud ^a   Gardey, Kevin ^a   Anselme, Frédéric ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Redo procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880847986     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0046     Document Type: Article

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