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Comparison of standard vs modified “figure‐of‐eight” suture to achieve femoral venous hemostasis after cryoballoon based atrial fibrillation ablation

Hikmet Yorgun, Uğur Canpolat, Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Metin Okşul, Yusuf Ziya Şener, Fatih Akkaya, Kudret Aytemir

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 2019 · 21 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The mFoE suture using three-way stopcock is an available, effective, maybe safe, and time- and cost-saving alternative technique to achieve immediate hemostasis after removal of 15 Fr right femoral venous sheath in patients undergoing cryoablation.

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Hugh Calkins, Karl Heinz Kuck, Riccardo Cappato et al. · EP Europace · 2012 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Hugh Calkins, Gerhard Hindricks, Riccardo Cappato et al. · Heart Rhythm · 2017 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a High‐Volume Center in 1,000 Procedures: Still Cause for Concern?

Nikolaos Dagres, Gerhard Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · 2009 · 279 citations

Safety and efficacy outcomes in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation with second-generation cryoballoon

K. Aytemir, Kadri Murat Gürses, Duygu Koçyiğit et al. · EP Europace · 2014 · 98 citations · Full text