Pulmonary vein isolation using a circular, open irrigated mapping and ablation catheter (nMARQ): A report on feasibility and efficacy

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1296-1303

  Zellerhoff, Stephan ^a   Daly, Matthew ^a   Lim, Han S ^a   Denis, Arnaud ^a,b   Komatsu, Yuki ^a   Jesel, Laurence ^a,b   Derval, Nicolas ^a,b   Sacher, Frédéric ^a,b   Cochet, Hubert ^a,b   Knecht, Sébastien ^a,b   Yiem, Sunthareth ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a,b   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a,b   Jaïs, Pierre ^a,b  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE CARDIO THORACIQUE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LAVAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906972566     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu133     Document Type: Article

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