Adenosine testing after second-generation cryoballoon ablation (ATSCA) study improves clinical success rate for atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 871-876

  Kumar, Narendra ^a   Dinh, Trang ^a   Phan, Kevin ^b   Timmermans, Carl ^a   Philippens, Suzanne ^a   Dassen, Willem ^a   Vranken, Nousjka ^a   Pison, Laurent ^a   Maessen, Jos ^a   Crijns, Harry J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary vein isolation; Second generation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECOND GENERATION CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937485639     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu352     Document Type: Article

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