One-year follow-up after irrigated multi-electrode radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-91

  Pavlović, Nikola ^a   Sticherling, Christian ^a   Knecht, Sven ^a   Reichlin, Tobias ^a   Mühl, Aline ^a   Schaer, Beat ^a   Osswald, Stefan ^a   Kühne, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Irrigated multi electrode ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ABSENCE OF COMPLICATIONS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRIGATED MULTIELECTRODE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY POINT BY POINT ABLATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SHEATH REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAVAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84962014034     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv020     Document Type: Article

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