Second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A step forward?

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 621-622

  Metzner, Andreas ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAPPING CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84900342440     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu048     Document Type: Editorial

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