Balloon devices for atrial fibrillation therapy

Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-61

  Metzner, Andreas ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Lin, Tina ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Balloon catheter; Cryoballoon; Endoscopic ablation system; Hot balloon; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BALLOON CATHETER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CRYOBALLOON ABLATION; ENDOSCOPIC ABLATION SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAPPING CATHETER; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHRENIC NERVE PARALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY HOT BALLOON ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 85006426268     PISSN: 20503369     EISSN: 20503377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15420/aer.2015.4.1.58     Document Type: Article

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