Improvement in left ventricular systolic function after successful radiofrequency his bundle ablation for drug refractory, chronic atrial fibrillation and recurrent atrial flutter

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 489-492

  Heinz, Gottfried ^a   Siostrzonek, Peter ^a   Kreiner, Gerhard ^a   Gössinger, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BUNDLE OF HIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RADIO WAVES; RECURRENCE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0026585084     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90991-7     Document Type: Article

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