par Jansens, Jean Luc;Ducart, Anne ;Preumont, Nicolas ;Jottrand, Maurice ;Stefanidis, Constantin ;Stoupel, Eric ;De Cannière, Didier
Référence The heart surgery forum, 7, 6, page (E595-E598)
Publication Publié, 2004
Référence The heart surgery forum, 7, 6, page (E595-E598)
Publication Publié, 2004
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been shown to be effective treatment of patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The percutaneous approach is currently the technique of choice. Unfortunately, this procedure has limitations and complications that lead to fluctuating success rates. We explored an alternative technique of robotic-enhanced, closed-chest PVI with an endoscopic microwave-based catheter. |