Comparison of regular atrial tachycardia incidence after circumferential radiofrequency versus cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in real-life practice

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 948-952

  Akerström, Finn ^a   Bastani, Hamid ^b   Insulander, Per ^b   Schwieler, Jonas ^b   Arias, Miguel A ^a   Jensen Urstad, Mats ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Atrial tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CAVOTRICUSPID ISTHMUS FLUTTER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBALLOON PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; P WAVE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 84908094503     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12423     Document Type: Article

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