Contact force sensing technology identifies sites of inadequate contact and reduces acute pulmonary vein reconnection: A prospective case control study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1160-1166

  Haldar, Shouvik ^a   Jarman, Julian W E ^a   Panikker, Sandeep ^a   Jones, David G ^a   Salukhe, Tushar ^a   Gupta, Dhiraj ^b   Wynn, Gareth ^b   Hussain, Wajid ^a   Markides, Vias ^a   Wong, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Contact force; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT FORCE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTACT FORCE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885330391     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.072     Document Type: Article

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