Pulmonary vein isolation using the Rhythmia mapping system: Verification of intracardiac signals using the Orion mini-basket catheter

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1927-1934

  Anter, Elad ^a   Tschabrunn, Cory M ^a   Contreras Valdes, Fernando M ^a   Li, Jianqing ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Basket catheter; Lasso; Orion; Pulmonary vein isolation; Rhythmia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE CATHETER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MINIATURIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939775105     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.05.019     Document Type: Article

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