Pulmonary Vein Isolation by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Pulmonary Vein Isolation by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency current (RFC) ablation is a potentially curative treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The shortcomings of the RFC technology (technically challenging, long procedure times, complications) steadily kindle the interest in new...

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Main Authors: Matthias Antz, Karl-Heinz Kuck, KR Julian Chun, Boris Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-04-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
pulmonary vein isolation
catheter ablation
high intensity focused ultrasound
phrenic nerve palsy.
Online Access:http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1877830

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