Robotic ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 99, 2015, Pages

  Wutzler, Alexander ^a   Wolber, Thomas ^b   Haverkamp, Wilhelm ^a   Boldt, Leif Hendrik ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Fluoroscopy; Issue 99; Medicine; Radiation exposure; Remote navigation; Robotic ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICES; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; ROBOTICS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84941248993     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52560     Document Type: Article

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