Radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with the new irrigated multipolar nMARQ ablation catheter: Verification of intracardiac signals with a second circular mapping catheter

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-565

  Rosso, Raphael ^a   Halkin, Amir ^a   Michowitz, Yoav ^a   Belhassen, Bernard ^a   Glick, Aharon ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER SHEATH; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER; DEVICES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

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

EID: 84897037721     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.12.029     Document Type: Article

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