Comparison of balloon catheter ablation technologies for pulmonary vein isolation: The laser versus cryo study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 987-994

  Bordignon, Stefano ^a   Chun, Kr Julian ^a   Gunawardene, Melanie ^a   Fuernkranz, Alexander ^a   Urban, Verena ^a   Schulte Hahn, Britta ^a   Nowak, Bernd ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a  

^a CARDIOANGIOLOGISCHES CENTRUM BETHANIEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; cryoballoon; laser; phrenic nerve

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOBALLOON; DIPLOPIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LASERBALLOON; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHRENIC NERVE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN INJURY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; LASER; PHRENIC NERVE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883748037     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12192     Document Type: Article

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