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Reduction of Procedure Duration and Radiation Exposure with a Dedicated Inner Lumen Mapping Catheter during Pulmonary Vein Cryoablation

  1. MICHAËL PEYROL M.D.1,*,
  2. PASCAL SBRAGIA M.D.1,
  3. AMANDINE QUATRE M.D.1,
  4. MORGANE ORABONA M.D.1,
  5. ANNE-CLAIRE CASALTA M.D.1,
  6. GILLES BOCCARA M.D.1,
  7. ZINEDINE ZERROUK M.D.2,
  8. MAXIME GUENOUN M.D.1,
  9. SAMUEL LÉVY M.D.1,
  10. FRANCK PAGANELLI M.D.1

Article first published online: 18 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/pace.12015

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Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volume 36, Issue 1, pages 24–30, January 2013

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PEYROL, M., SBRAGIA, P., QUATRE, A., ORABONA, M., CASALTA, A.-C., BOCCARA, G., ZERROUK, Z., GUENOUN, M., LÉVY, S. and PAGANELLI, F. (2013), Reduction of Procedure Duration and Radiation Exposure with a Dedicated Inner Lumen Mapping Catheter during Pulmonary Vein Cryoablation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 36: 24–30. doi: 10.1111/pace.12015

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  1. 1

    Division of Cardiology, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

  2. 2

    Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Général, Martigues, France

*Address for reprints: Michael Peyrol, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France. Fax: 33-4-91-96-89-79; e-mail: michael.peyrol@ap-hm.fr

  1. Disclosure: None.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 18 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 AUG 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 15 JUL 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 10 MAY 2012

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