Site localization of painful lesions during radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary veins using circular multi-electrode catheters

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-69

  Laish Farkash, Avishag ^a,b   Katz, Amos ^a,b   Cohen, Ornit ^a,b   Osherov, Azriel ^a,b   Bruocha, Sharon ^a,b   Khalameizer, Vladimir ^a,b  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Circular multi electrode catheter; Pain; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEX RATIO; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUSALITY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUSALITY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957429662     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-015-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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