Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation as index procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation: A comparison between radiofrequency catheter ablation and second-generation cryoballoon ablation

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 559-565

  Ciconte, Giuseppe ^a   Baltogiannis, Giannis ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Sieira, Juan ^a   Conte, Giulio ^a   Di Giovanni, Giacomo ^a   Saitoh, Yukio ^a   Irfan, Ghazala ^a   Mugnai, Giacomo ^a   Hunuk, Burak ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryoballoon ablation; One year follow up; Persistent atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Second generation cryoballoon

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER SHEATH; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENCE RISK; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926654736     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu350     Document Type: Article

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