Spontaneous and adenosine-induced pulmonary vein reconnection after cryoballoon ablation with the second-generation device

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 845-851

  Ciconte, Giuseppe ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Sieira, Juan ^a   Conte, Giulio ^a   Juliá, Justo ^a   Di Giovanni, Giacomo ^a   Wauters, Kristel ^a   Baltogiannis, Giannis ^a   Saitoh, Yukio ^a   Mugnai, Giacomo ^a   Catanzariti, Domenico ^b   Tondo, Claudio ^c   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b S Maria del Carmine Hospital   (Italy)

^c CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

adenosine; atrial fibrillation; cryoballoon ablation; pulmonary vein isolation; pulmonary vein reconnection; second generation cryoballoon

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905825424     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12421     Document Type: Article

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