Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: To freeze, or not to freeze, that is the question

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-10

  Fitzgerald, David M ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial Fibrillation; Cryoablation; Cryoballoon; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION DEVICE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COOLING; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAPPING CATHETER; NERVE PARALYSIS; NOTE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84891858351     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12275     Document Type: Note

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