Two-year outcome after pulmonary vein isolation using the second-generation 28-mm cryoballoon: lessons from the bonus freeze protocol

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-78

  Metzner, Andreas ^a   Heeger, Christian Hendrik ^a   Wohlmuth, Peter ^a   Reißmann, Bruno ^a   Rillig, Andreas ^a   Tilz, Roland Richard ^a   Mathew, Shibu ^a   Lemes, Christine ^a   Deiß, Sebastian ^a   Maurer, Tilman ^a   Saguner, Ardan ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Wißner, Erik ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon; Long term follow up; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON CATHETER; CRYOBALLOON CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MEDICAL DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STEERABLE SHEATH; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJURIES; PARALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84955161759     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-015-0890-8     Document Type: Article

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