Initial experience using a forward directed, high-intensity focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Nakagawa, Hiroshi

Initial experience using a forward directed, high-intensity focused ultrasound balloon catheter for pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation. [electronic resource] - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Feb 2007 - 136-44 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study

1540-8167

10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00715.x doi


Adult
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation--therapy
Cardiac Catheterization--adverse effects
Catheterization--adverse effects
Constriction, Pathologic--etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemorrhage--etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phrenic Nerve--injuries
Pulmonary Veins--diagnostic imaging
Thromboembolism--etiology
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography