Comparison of resource utilization of pulmonary vein isolation: Cryoablation versus RF ablation with three-dimensional mapping in the value PVI study

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 268-272

  Deville, J Brian ^a   Svinarich, J Thomas ^b   Dan, Dan ^c   Wickliffe, Andrew ^c   Kantipudi, Charan ^c   Lim, Hae W ^d   Plummer, Lisa ^d   Baker, James ^e   Kowalski, Marcin ^f   Baydoun, Hassan ^f   Jenkins, Mark ^g   Chang Sing, Peter ^h  

^a THE HEART HOSPITAL BAYLOR PLANO   (United States)

^b ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Piedmont Healthcare   (United States)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^e SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

and pulmonary vein isolation; atrial fibrillation; cryoablation; cryoballoon; radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ISOPRENALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON CATHETER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PUNCTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION CATHETER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME; UNITED STATES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CRYOSURGERY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902484145     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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